John Coltrane - The John Coltrane Quartet Plays (1965/2016) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

"The John Coltrane Quartet Plays" (full title "The John Coltrane Quartet Plays Chim Chim Cheree, Song of Praise, Nature Boy, Brazilia") is an album by jazz musician John Coltrane, recorded in February and May 1965, shortly after the release of "A Love Supreme". All About Jazz noted that "all through this recording the intensity has been turned up a notch since A Love Supreme, the immediately preceding quartet recording… The music is often arresting and moving, but it certainly does seem as if the calm attainment of A Love Supreme has somehow been broken". And called the album "great music from a great musician" & "an invaluable record of a man struggling to attain to greater clarity of vision."

One of the turning points in the career of John Coltrane came in 1965. The great saxophonist, whose playing was always very explorative and searching, crossed the line into atonality during that year, playing very free improvisations (after stating quick throwaway themes) that were full of passion and fury. This particular studio album has two standards (a stirring “Chim Chim Cheree” and “Nature Boy”) along with two recent Coltrane originals (“Brazilia” and “Song of Praise”). Art Davis plays the second bass on “Nature Boy,” but otherwise this set (a perfect introduction for listeners to Coltrane’s last period) features the classic quartet comprised of the leader, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones.

Tracklist:

01 - Chim Chim Cheree
02 - Brazilia
03 - Nature Boy
04 - Song Of Praise

Produced by Bob Thiele. Engineered by Rudy Ban Gelder.
Recorded: track "3" on February 18 / tracks "1,2,4" on May 17, 1965 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Musicians:
John Coltrane - tenor saxophone and soprano saxophone
McCoy Tyner - piano
Jimmy Garrison - double bass
Art Davis - double bass on "3"
Elvin Jones - drums


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