He led at least fifty recording sessions and appeared on many albums by other musicians, including trumpeter miles davis. John coltrane s entrancing ballad naima, off his seminal 1959 release, giant steps. The harmony and melody are unique and dont sound similar to any other jazz or bebop tune. A titan of the 20th century, the saxophonist pioneered many of the jazz revolutions of the posthard bop. John coltrane coltrane and naima were married in october 1955, just after coltrane joined the miles davis quintet. John coltranes entrancing ballad naima, off his seminal 1959 release, giant steps. Here is my rendition of naima, a beautiful ballad composed by john coltrane. Coltrane and naima moved to new york in 1956 with naimas daughter saeeda. Antibes, france, july 27 1965 john coltrane tenor sax mccoy tyner piano jimmy garrison bass elvin jones drums. Naima by john coltrane free listening on soundcloud. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. John coltrane naima niema sheet music, notes and chords. John coltrane lush life in the grammy hall of fame. John coltrane was a true pioneer in the sense of composition, harmonic structure, songwriting and especially piano performing.
It is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo. John coltrane naima sheet music leadsheet in ab major. The beautiful ballad naima is an exercise in extended pedalpoint, most probably much influenced by the modal approach of miles kind of blue session. John coltrane naima piano solo by wynton kelly musical. Learn how to play john coltrane songs for piano, bass and acoustic guitar online. John william coltrane september 23, 1926 july 17, 1967 was an american jazz saxophonist and composer. Transcriptions piano solo transcription submitted by. May 17, 2018 listen to your favorite songs from naima by john coltrane now. 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. Cyclic patterns in john coltranes melodic vocabulary as.
John coltrane naima niema sheet music notes printable. Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959 that he named after his wife, juanita naima grubbs. Print and download lead sheets for naima by john coltrane in ab major transposable. First wife of jazz saxophonist john coltrane, marrying him october 3, 1955 january 2, 1926 october 1, 1996. Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959, and named after his thenwife, juanita naima grubb. Surprise your audience with the brilliant pieces by mongo santamaria for marching band which includes music by john coltrane. Do you have any questions or requests about john coltranes music repertoire, john coltrane in general, or just a. The album would drastically change the tenor saxophones sound and purpose. You will hear this in movies, jazz clubs, and at restaurants.
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. Naima by john coltrane digital sheet music leadsheet price. Song information for naima john coltrane on allmusic. I thought i might gain a better appreciation of his work if i could see it. 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. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app. Nicolas slonimsky, thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns, table from the. Choose from john coltrane sheet music for such popular songs as my favorite things, giant steps, and bye bye blackbird. It opens with alto 1 on the written melody, then the sax section, followed by the brass taking the bridge section. See new and popular john coltrane songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Stream 065 naima john coltrane 320kbps by mark dorricott music from desktop or your mobile device. John coltrane, chord progression of giant steps, transcribed by andrew white.
The song is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo. A transcription of the piano solo in naima from john coltrane s album giant steps. 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. Naima cochrane music has always played a large role in the life of naima cochrane. John coltrane naima piano, bass and acoustic guitar partitions. For example, when the program constructs an analysis of john coltranes naima, it generates a. Jun 26, 2018 john coltrane naima live john coltrane. He would perform it endlessly in his career, and also re. This work suggests that music listening is based on the detection of. A transcription of the piano solo in naima from john coltranes album giant steps. Coltrane and juanita naima grubbs, his thenwife, whom he wrote naima for.
Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Naima lp 12 album, 33 rpm, import coltrane,john artist format. Softcover instrumental solo songbook and examplesaccompaniment cd. For bflat instruments john coltrane omnibook for bass clef. 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 cmu school of computer science carnegie mellon. 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.
John coltrane alternate takes 1975, presswell, vinyl. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Brilliant cover, wonderful for reading or quietly browsing the internet. Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959, and named after his then. But of all the hairraising originals on giant steps, the one that became most important to coltranes repertoire was naima. John coltrane naima piano solo by wynton kelly free download as pdf file. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. John coltrane naima transcripcion y analisis youtube. 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. Naima john coltrane jazz piano solo arrangement synthesia tutorial. The others are sometimes referred to collectively as coltranes substitution tunes.
In our catalog, you can find john coltrane sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. 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 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 hauntingly beautiful ballad reinforces the strength and conviction in john coltranes uncanny ability to arrange as well as perform with a truly lyrical and poignant finesse that few could equal. Naima by john coltrane discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Listen to your favorite songs from naima by john coltrane now. 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 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. 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. John coltrane naima in january 1960, atlantic records released john coltranes first monumental lp, giant steps. Giant steps 1959 youtube john coltrane my favorite things 1961 full album duration. Most of his stuff still sounds like random noise, but i am trying to learn to get it. A titan of the 20th century, the saxophonist pioneered many of the jazz revolutions of the posthard bop era. By then, davis had folded the quintet, largely a result of coltranes addictions and unpredictable behavior and playing. 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. In january 1960, atlantic records released john coltranes. Coltranes favorite and played by jazz musicians everywhere, this sweet bossa chart is magical. Deep as the night spirit of starlight inspiration of great beauty and love at first sight bridge queen of the ages she transcends historys pages from beginning until the the end what a woman she has been exotic rich and rare none other to compare naima, naima. Jun 11, 2006 antibes, france, july 27 1965 john coltrane tenor sax mccoy tyner piano jimmy garrison bass elvin jones drums. I usually dont move a song away from its original key, says jacobs, but i couldnt. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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