Naima - John Coltrane

Naima is a ballad composed by John Coltrane in 1959, and named after his then-wife, Juanita Naima Grubb. It first appeared on the album Giant Steps, and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal. The song is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo. One of Coltrane's most famous songs, Naima has since become somewhat of a jazz standard, since covered by Santana and John McLaughlin (together, on Love Devotion Surrender), Maynard Ferguson, the New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, Pharoah Sanders and Derek Trucks, among many others.

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• DrThiMarques
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• Coltrane
• Miles
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[Neguinhoatento]

this is magic. people who used to take music seriously... approcahed their isntruments as if they were making love to it...so divine... and that respect towards music happened throughout the world (Brazilian samba/bossa nova; Colombian Cumbia; Afrobeat, etc) Too bad today's music industry need musical formulas to dictate success... poor music, porr spirituality making for poor human-beings...

[DrThiMarques]

Good afternoon friend, as have past?

You have the absolute right on the music of today. This means has become a market, today people do not make music with feelings, but by levies on the market.

It is a pity ... was a good time when the musicians gave their souls to compose a song, I see Coltrane playing with the heart ...

It is a pity that we have more Coltrne's there ...

Even more, thank you for comment

[amd1588]

This Shit is a Blessing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[victor39624]

realmente bueno.........jhon coltraine...

[lomertamahon1]

I heard of John Coltrane.  Never listened to his stuff until I stumbled upon this. Beautiful stuff.

[gillsmcgee411]

a message to god

[flitaiff]

This is so beautiful it makes me cry. God doesn´t exist but Coltrane did, and thats enough.

[cuaddu]

Oh yes! Was a freezing night in a open space gig, reaction with the body heat...steam..

[1mo4dro]

man l love this guy

one of the only sax catz

to play with there eyes open

digg it

[goucho1169]

@Neguinhoatento well said brotha

[micahdeb]

@loadthemat ha he is. crazy.

[beatles713]

class

[loadthemat]

anyone else notice the drummer is on fire in more ways than one at 1:05?