1965 Black & Orange Label Heavy Vinyl Stereo Original In Laminated Gatefold. The album features Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones, McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. This album was part of a series of recordings made by Coltrane during the mid-1960s that pushed the boundaries of jazz music, with a focus on extended improvisations, complex harmonic structures, and spiritual themes. These recordings were often criticized by traditional jazz fans and critics, but have since been recognized as some of the most important and influential works in the history of jazz. Overall, "The John Coltrane Quartet Plays" represents a pivotal moment in the career of one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, and a landmark recording in the history of modern jazz music.