John coltrane naima piano, bass and acoustic guitar partitions. Coltrane and naima moved to new york in 1956 with naimas daughter saeeda. Buy naima sheet music by john coltrane for lead sheet. When we think go the song naima, we realize that the naima lead sheet is a one of a kind chart written by bill evans.
Naima lp 12 album, 33 rpm, import coltrane,john artist format. Choose from john coltrane sheet music for such popular songs as my favorite things, giant steps, and bye bye blackbird. Jun 11, 2006 antibes, france, july 27 1965 john coltrane tenor sax mccoy tyner piano jimmy garrison bass elvin jones drums. Jun 26, 2018 john coltrane naima live john coltrane. Antibes, france, july 27 1965 john coltrane tenor sax mccoy tyner piano jimmy garrison bass elvin jones drums.
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John william coltrane september 23, 1926 july 17, 1967 was an american jazz saxophonist and composer. First wife of jazz saxophonist john coltrane, marrying him october 3, 1955 january 2, 1926 october 1, 1996. The landmark tunes are moments notice, lazy bird, giant steps, countdown and naima. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. It first appeared on the album giant steps, and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal. You will hear this in movies, jazz clubs, and at restaurants. Do you have any questions or requests about john coltranes music repertoire, john coltrane in general, or just a.
It is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo by tommy flanagan. Pages public figure musicianband john coltrane videos john coltrane. The others are sometimes referred to collectively as coltranes substitution tunes. John coltrane naima piano solo by wynton kelly musical. Naima cmu school of computer science carnegie mellon. In 2011 i and several colleagues at the school where i teach decided to perform naima for the student body, so i, being a really poor improviser.
Naima cochrane music has always played a large role in the life of naima cochrane. Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959, and named after his then. John coltrane was a true pioneer in the sense of composition, harmonic structure, songwriting and especially piano performing. I thought i might gain a better appreciation of his work if i could see it. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. The sheets of sound approach can be heard as early as the 1957 collaboration with monk in solos like the one on trinkle, tinkle from the album thelonious monk with john coltrane. Nicolas slonimsky, thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns, table from the. John coltrane naima niema sheet music notes printable. It first appeared on the album giant steps and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal. But of all the hairraising originals on giant steps, the one that became most important to coltranes repertoire was naima. He led at least fifty recording sessions and appeared on many albums by other musicians, including trumpeter miles davis. For bflat instruments john coltrane omnibook for bass clef.
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The beautiful ballad naima is an exercise in extended pedalpoint, most probably much influenced by the modal approach of miles kind of blue session. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A titan of the 20th century, the saxophonist pioneered many of the jazz revolutions of the posthard bop era. John coltrane naima piano, bass and acoustic guitar. Naima by john coltrane digital sheet music leadsheet price. John coltrane dedicated one of his most influential tracks to her under the simply named ballad naima, composed in 1959 for his classic album giant steps 1960.
The harmony and melody are unique and dont sound similar to any other jazz or bebop tune. The cocktail party guide to john coltrane sooner or later, a dinner function might come up out of nowhere and catch you sleeping on the iconic saxophonists discography. He would perform it endlessly in his career, and also re. John coltrane sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. John coltrane naima sheet music leadsheet in ab major. A transcription of the piano solo in naima from john coltrane s album giant steps. Stream 065 naima john coltrane 320kbps by mark dorricott music from desktop or your mobile device. John coltrane naima in january 1960, atlantic records released john coltranes first monumental lp, giant steps. By then, davis had folded the quintet, largely a result of coltranes addictions and unpredictable behavior and playing. Song information for naima john coltrane on allmusic. John coltrane naima piano solo by wynton kelly free download as pdf file.
John coltrane coltrane and naima were married in october 1955, just after coltrane joined the miles davis quintet. John coltrane alternate takes 1975, presswell, vinyl. It opens with alto 1 on the written melody, then the sax section, followed by the brass taking the bridge section. In january 1960, atlantic records released john coltranes. Cyclic patterns in john coltranes melodic vocabulary as. John coltranes entrancing ballad naima, off his seminal 1959 release, giant steps. The tune makes for a beautiful and approachable chord melody on guitar because the theme is so simple lots of held notes and the tempo is so slow.
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Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of free jazz. The song is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo. Brilliant cover, wonderful for reading or quietly browsing the internet. Sep 22, 2008 the cocktail party guide to john coltrane sooner or later, a dinner function might come up out of nowhere and catch you sleeping on the iconic saxophonists discography. Learn how to play john coltrane songs for piano, bass and acoustic guitar online.
Naima by john coltrane discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. It is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo. Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959 that he named after his wife, juanita naima grubbs. John coltrane, chord progression of giant steps, transcribed by andrew white. As the namesake of a popular piece by a renowned jazz musician naima by john coltrane, she was constantly exposed to all genres of music, and encouraged to have a healthy appreciation and love of the art form. Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959, and named after his thenwife, juanita naima grubb. Naima john coltrane jazz piano solo arrangement synthesia tutorial. See new and popular john coltrane songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. B m7 ballad 76 e m9 b7 5 a7 5 a maj7 bmaj7 b 7 9 bmaj7 b 7 9 e 11 7 bmaj7 fm9 g b m7 e m9 b7 5 a7 5 a maj7 b m7 e m9 b7 5 a7 5 to coda a maj7 d. Here is my rendition of naima, a beautiful ballad composed by john coltrane. John coltrane s entrancing ballad naima, off his seminal 1959 release, giant steps. The last release of new material atlantic was able to get from their coltrane archives until their heavyweight champion box in 1995, alternate takes is a 1975 collection of different versions of some of the betterknown songs coltrane recorded for the label. This work suggests that music listening is based on the detection of.
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