Naima

Naima
"Naima"
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
Giant Steps track listing
  1. "Giant Steps"
  2. "Cousin Mary"
  3. "Countdown"
  4. "Spiral"
  5. "Syeeda's Song Flute"
  6. "Naima"
  7. "Mr. P.C."

"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[citation needed], 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:

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