Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959 that he named after his wife, juanita naima grubbs. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A transcription of the piano solo in naima from john coltranes album giant steps. This hauntingly beautiful ballad reinforces the strength and conviction in john coltranes uncanny ability to arrange as well as perform with a truly lyrical and poignant finesse that few could equal. John coltrane naima piano solo by wynton kelly free download as pdf file. The tune makes for a beautiful and approachable chord melody on guitar because the theme is so simple lots of held notes and the tempo is so slow. Mustt mustt massive attack remix mustt mustt massive attack remix nusrat fateh ali khan. For bflat instruments john coltrane omnibook for bass clef. John coltrane naima cousin mary 1960, vinyl discogs. John coltrane lush life in the grammy hall of fame. Naima is full of slash chords chords with the wrong bass note.
Coltrane and naima moved to new york in 1956 with naimas daughter saeeda. Transcriptions piano solo transcription submitted by. Naima by john coltrane free listening on soundcloud. Coltranes compositions on giant steps include a ballad naima. Giant steps is saxophonistcomposer john coltranes first lp longplaying vinyl. One of coltranes favorites and played by jazz musicians everywhere, th. Vinyl 7 john coltrane naima cousin mary 1960, vinyl discogs. Giant steps 1959 youtube john coltrane my favorite things 1961 full album duration. A titan of the 20th century, the saxophonist pioneered many of the jazz revolutions of the posthard bop era. I usually dont move a song away from its original key, says jacobs, but i.
Print and download lead sheets for naima by john coltrane in ab major transposable. It first appeared on the album giant steps and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal. I thought i might gain a better appreciation of his work if i could see it. Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959, and named after his thenwife. Naima, composed by john coltrane 1960 and recorded by his quartet. Pres was my first real influence, but the first horn i got was an alto, not a. John coltrane naima sheet music leadsheet in ab major. Most of his stuff still sounds like random noise, but i am trying to learn to get it. John coltrane naima transcripcion y analisis youtube. B m7 ballad 76 e m9 b7 5 a7 5 a maj7 bmaj7 b 7 9 bmaj7 b 7 9 e 11 7 bmaj7 fm9 g b m7 e m9 b7 5 a7 5 a maj7 b m7 e m9 b7 5 a7 5 to coda a maj7 d. The beautiful ballad naima is an exercise in extended pedalpoint, most probably much influenced by the modal approach of miles kind of blue session.
The sheets of sound approach can be heard as early as the 1957 collaboration with monk in solos like the one on trinkle, tinkle from the. John coltrane coltrane and naima were married in october 1955, just after coltrane joined the miles davis quintet. The new real book, egalement en trois volumes, publie chez sher music, et est plus lisible. Finally, check out nas it aint hard to tell the laidback remix, produced by the creators. He also includes a transcription of the tabla part, along with a brief. Deep as the night spirit of starlight inspiration of great beauty and love at first sight bridge queen of the ages she transcends. About press copyright creators advertise developers.
John coltrane naima piano, bass and acoustic guitar. Resolution john coltrane pdf a love supreme john coltrane resolution. Genealogy profile for naima coltrane juanita naima coltrane grubbs b. Pages public figure musicianband john coltrane videos john coltrane naima live. Listen to your favorite songs from naima by john coltrane now. John coltrane had already performed at carnegie hall with dizzy gillespie 1949 and miles davis 1955, but the 1957 performance was extraordinary. Coltrane and juanita naima grubbs, his thenwife, whom he wrote naima for. John coltrane dedicated one of his most influential tracks to her under the simply named ballad naima, composed in 1959 for his classic album giant steps 1960. Cyclic patterns in john coltranes melodic vocabulary as.
The landmark tunes are moments notice, lazy bird, giant steps, countdown and naima. The others are sometimes referred to collectively as coltranes substitution tunes. John william coltrane 19261967 was a prominent africanamerican jazz. First wife of jazz saxophonist john coltrane, marrying him october 3, 1955 january 2, 1926 october 1, 1996. In january 1960, atlantic records released john coltranes. He led at least fifty recording sessions and appeared on many albums by other musicians, including trumpeter miles davis and pianist thelonious monk.
When i listen to coltranes playing with the thelonious monk quartet at carnegie hall, i am reminded of. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of free jazz. By then, davis had folded the quintet, largely a result of coltranes addictions and. John william coltrane september 23, 1926 july 17, 1967 was an american jazz saxophonist and composer. But of all the hairraising originals on giant steps, the one that became most important to. John coltrane naima in january 1960, atlantic records released john coltranes first monumental lp, giant steps. Choose from john coltrane sheet music for such popular songs as my favorite things, giant steps, and bye bye blackbird. He would perform it endlessly in his career, and also rerecorded it several times. John coltranes entrancing ballad naima, off his seminal 1959 release, giant steps. Antibes, france, july 27 1965 john coltrane tenor sax mccoy tyner piano jimmy garrison bass elvin jones drums. In 2011 i and several colleagues at the school where i teach decided to perform naima for the student body, so i, being a really poor improviser. John coltrane naima piano solo by wynton kelly musical. Here is my rendition of naima, a beautiful ballad composed by john coltrane. Card corporate credit line shop with points credit card marketplace reload your balance amazon currency converter.
Learn how to play john coltrane songs for piano, bass and acoustic guitar online. Naima cochrane music has always played a large role in the life of naima cochrane. The cocktail party guide to john coltrane sooner or later, a dinner function might come up out of nowhere and catch you sleeping on the iconic. To celebrate the month leading up to john coltranes 88th birthday, i decided to begin with his masterful solo on byeya, from thelonious monk and john coltrane live at carnegie hall. Naima by john coltrane digital sheet music leadsheet price. It is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo by tommy flanagan. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Song information for naima john coltrane on allmusic. As an aside, a danger of this work is that after repeated exposure, the researcher is bound to have any recording firmly stuck in his or her head, so the choice of material should be made carefully. Stream 065 naima john coltrane 320kbps by mark dorricott music from desktop or your mobile device. You will hear this in movies, jazz clubs, and at restaurants.
The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Coltrane on coltrane by john coltrane 9291960 downbeat ive been listening to jazzmen, especially saxophonists, since the time of the early count basie records, which featured lester young. A transcription of the piano solo in naima from john coltrane s album giant steps. The album would drastically change the tenor saxophones sound and purpose.
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