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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, he recorded it numerous times; it may be found, among other albums, in Live! at the Village Vanguard, The Complete Copenhagen Concert, Afro-Blue Impressions, and Live at the Village Vanguard Again!. Naima has since become somewhat of a jazz standard.

Giant Steps original version:

John Coltrane - tenor sax
Wynton Kelly - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Jimmy Cobb - drums

Written by John Coltrane
Recorded December 2, 1959 at Atlantic Studios, New York
Originally released on the album Giant Steps, Atlantic SD-1311, January 1960

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skeletonbone wrote:
Friday evening

takes me away to a very different place

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ajaxxxdylan wrote:
Friday afternoon

the supreme coltrane

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vaderob1 wrote:
11 days ago

the great coltrane.....

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haruc wrote:
last month

:D

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Im2Jazzy4U wrote:
December 2011

giant steps

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cinnamondearie wrote:
December 2011

: )

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rhinowing wrote:
November 2011

the version from live at the village vanguard again is really great...alice and pharaoh

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WilliamStonier wrote:
November 2011

Stockholm version from 1961 is the way to go [2]

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jay516 wrote:
November 2011

wow

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Im2Jazzy4U wrote:
November 2011

Coltrane

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Mutanteakordeon wrote:
September 2011

Naima ever gives me an eargasm, and that eargasm steal me a tear.... ;(

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LTHMPLS wrote:
August 2011

Heavenly.

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zapatosgrandes wrote:
August 2011

naima es mi madre

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Jnet1965 wrote:
August 2011

soooo in love wth this song

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WFGYP wrote:
June 2011

John Coltrane at his best. Giant Steps is such a heavy album. Love it!

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jsand777 wrote:
May 2011

lovely

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ColonelTheSlav wrote:
May 2011

Best ballad ever.

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MarvellousG wrote:
May 2011

Stockholm version from 1961 is the way to go

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blogmeridian wrote:
May 2011

Lovely.

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prominence_la wrote:
April 2011

Man, this is crazy. The "broken" accompaniment is absolutely fascinating - nothing ever settles into a pattern.

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