| "Naima" | |
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| Composition by John Coltrane from the album Giant Steps | |
| Released | 1960 |
| Recorded | May 1959 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 4:21 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Composer | John Coltrane |
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegün |
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"Naima" is a ballad composed by John Coltrane in 1959, and named after his then-wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs. It first appeared on the album Giant Steps, and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal. It is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo.
Chord changes for 'Naima':
||: Bb-7/Eb | Eb-7 | Amaj7+5/Eb Gmaj7+5/Eb | Abmaj7/Eb :||
|| Bmaj7/Bb | Bb7b9 | Bmaj7/Bb | Bb7b9 |
| B-maj7/Bb | Bmaj7/Bb | Abmaj7/Bb | Emaj7 #4 ||
|| Bb-7/Eb | Eb-7 | Amaj7+5/Eb Gmaj7+5/Eb | Abmaj7/Eb ||
Scale associations:
||: Eb Mixolydian | Eb Dorian | F# Melodic Minor, E Melodic Minor | Ab Lydian :||
|| Bb Phrygian | Bb diminished scale (half-whole)| Bb Phrygian | Bb dim. scale |
| Bb7 'alt' (B Melodic Minor) | Bb Phrygian | Bb Mixolydian | E Lydian ||
|| Eb Mixolydian | Eb Dorian | F# Melodic Minor, E Melodic Minor | Ab Lydian ||
One of Coltrane's most famous compositions, he recorded it numerous times. "Naima" also appears on Live! at the Village Vanguard, The Complete Copenhagen Concert, Afro-Blue Impressions, Live at the Village Vanguard Again!, among other albums. "Naima" has since become something of a jazz standard, covered by many other musicians including: