Naima

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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.

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 a jazz standard.

Covered By

"Naima" covered by many other musicians including:

• McCoy Tyner – on Echoes of a Friend (1972), The Greeting (1978), Things Ain't What They Used To Be (1989), etc.
• John McLaughlin – on Love Devotion Surrender (with Carlos Santana, 1973), and on After The Rain (1995)
• Cedar Walton – on Naima (live) (1973)
• Maynard Ferguson – Hot (1979)
• Art Ensemble of Chicago on Dreaming of the Masters Suite (1991)
• David Murray – with Dave Burrell, on Windward Passages (1993) and on Octet Plays Trane (2000)
• Pharoah Sanders – Crescent With Love (1992), etc.
• Derek Trucks Band  – on his first album, (1997)
• Arthur Blythe – on In the Tradition (1979) and Blythe Byte (2001)
• Tom Scott – Honeysuckle Breeze (1968)
• Lonnie Liston Smith – Afro Blue
• Victor Wooten – on What Did He Say?
• Thom Rotella – Platinum Melodies (1996)^[1]
• Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove – on Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall (2002)
• Vato Negro live quartet of Juan Alderete, Adrian Terrazas, Money Mark and Cedric Bixler (2008)
• Aidan Baker – Passing Thru (2010)
• Jaco Pastorius – in the video Modern Electric Bass
• Alex Bugnon – As Promised (2000)^[2][3]
• Lionel Loueke – on Karibu (2008)

References

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