Antibes, france, july 27 1965 john coltrane tenor sax mccoy tyner piano jimmy garrison bass elvin jones drums. It first appeared on the album giant steps, and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal. He performed eight numbers in a pickup band that included trumpeter dexter culbertson. Written as a love letter to his first wife, naima, the song was coltranes favorite composition. Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959, and named after his thenwife, juanita naima grubb. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. John coltrane was a true pioneer in the sense of composition, harmonic structure, songwriting and especially piano performing. John coltranes entrancing ballad naima, off his seminal 1959 release, giant steps. The sheets of sound approach can be heard as early as continue reading.
Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. A few years ago i found a used, firstedition hardcover of dr. John coltrane naima cousin mary 1960, vinyl discogs. Stream naima by john coltrane from desktop or your mobile device. He led at least fifty recording sessions and appeared on many albums by other musicians, including trumpeter miles davis. A transcription of the piano solo in naima from john coltranes album giant steps. John william coltrane september 23, 1926 july 17, 1967 was an american jazz saxophonist and composer. Cyclic patterns in john coltranes melodic vocabulary as. Including the wellknown mantra after which the suite is named, resolution. The landmark tunes are moments notice, lazy bird, giant steps, countdown and naima. Print and download lead sheets for naima by john coltrane in ab major transposable. Giant steps john coltrane fully for tenor saxophone work in progress. Learn how to play john coltrane songs for piano, bass and acoustic guitar online.
The song is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo. There is a great deal of extremely powerful coltrane on record, which if one is open to it, transcends the concept and confines of music the musical form, rhythm, harmony, melody, instrumentation to become something beyond that, i. Naima cmu school of computer science carnegie mellon. The others are sometimes referred to collectively as coltranes substitution tunes. Listen to your favorite songs from naima by john coltrane now. We transcribe sheet music arrangements and tutorials from audio. 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. Song information for naima john coltrane on allmusic. 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. Dec 07, 2015 choice material from the john coltrane quartet recorded in the early 60s. As an aside, a danger of this work is that after repeated exposure, the researcher is bound to have any recording firmly stuck in his or her head, so the choice of material should.
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. I still have, but coltrane certainly proved his immortality. Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959 that he named after his wife, juanita naima grubbs. There are conflicting sources as to whether he made his first professional recording session with dinah washington. Print and download lead sheets for naima by john coltrane in ab major. I usually dont move a song away from its original key, says jacobs, but i couldnt. There was much discussion back then on the issue of john coltrane and what he represented in modern jazz.
One of coltranes favorites and played by jazz musicians everywhere, th. Naima john coltrane jazz piano solo arrangement synthesia tutorial. 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. It first appeared on the album giant steps and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal. Most of his stuff still sounds like random noise, but i am trying to learn to get it. His life and music states that he was on tour with the dizzy gillespie big band during that time. I had long admired its feverish, streetpulpy story about the saxophonist john coltrane, whose powerful music increasingly seemed capable of altering ones consciousness before he died in 1967, at age forty. Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in 3 available keys. May 17, 2018 listen to your favorite songs from naima by john coltrane now. Here is my rendition of naima, a beautiful ballad composed by john coltrane. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly.
John coltrane naima written by bluesever monday, 15 february 2016 08. John coltrane sheet music john william trane coltrane september 23, 1926 july 17, 1967 was an american jazz saxophonist and composer. John coltrane alternate takes 1975, presswell, vinyl. 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. To celebrate the month leading up to john coltranes 88th birthday, i decided to begin with his masterful solo on byeya, from thelonious monk and john coltrane live at carnegie hall. Mar 24, 2018 improvisation on my somewhat rhythmically intricate arrangement of naima by john coltrane. It is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo. Deep as the night spirit of starlight inspiration of great beauty and love at first sight bridge queen of the ages she transcends. Choice material from the john coltrane quartet recorded in the early 60s.
John coltrane was at the forefront of many important directions in jazz in the 1950s. The album would drastically change the tenor saxophones sound and purpose. Jun 11, 2006 antibes, france, july 27 1965 john coltrane tenor sax mccoy tyner piano jimmy garrison bass elvin jones drums. Naima by john coltrane digital sheet music leadsheet price. The dream syndicate takes a wild trip to find the universe inside. For the second solo in this series, i have published the sheet music to john coltranes solo from someday my prince will come smpwc. John coltrane sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Because of all the really tight harmonies in the solo, it took me two weeks to complete the transcription, but i am. Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959 that he named after his wife, juanita. John coltrane naima piano solo by wynton kelly musical. John coltrane naima sheet music leadsheet in ab major. John william coltrane 19261967 was a prominent africanamerican jazz.
John coltrane naima piano, bass and acoustic guitar sheet music. Coltrane participated in his first recording sessions while enlisted in the navy from august 6, 1945, to august 11, 1946. John coltrane coltrane and naima were married in october 1955, just after coltrane joined the miles davis quintet. By then, davis had folded the quintet, largely a result of coltranes addictions and unpredictable behavior and playing. Resolution john coltrane pdf a love supreme john coltrane resolution. As an aside, a danger of this work is that after repeated exposure, the researcher is bound to have any recording firmly stuck in his or her head, so the choice of material should be made carefully. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The beautiful ballad naima is an exercise in extended pedalpoint, most probably much influenced by the modal approach of miles kind of blue session. Stream 065 naima john coltrane 320kbps by mark dorricott music from desktop or your mobile device.
A filmed version of naima that ive never seen before. 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. 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. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz. But of all the hairraising originals on giant steps, the one that became most important to coltranes repertoire was naima. You can hear coltrane shifting from ballad to sheets of sound and back again. Naima, composed by john coltrane 1960 and recorded by his quartet. 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. Deep as the night spirit of starlight inspiration of great beauty and love at first sight. We have the sheet music and midi files if you need them. Personnally i was very fascinated by his recordings in the last years of the fifties but had problems with what happened in the sixties. This is a musical situation where you can hear the tumult of the 60s impose itself on the very last remnants of eisenhowers 50s.
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. For bflat instruments john coltrane omnibook for bass clef. The harmony and melody are unique and dont sound similar to any other jazz or bebop tune. Coltrane and naima moved to new york in 1956 with naimas daughter saeeda.
I thought i might gain a better appreciation of his work if i could see it. Bair, jeff, cyclic patterns in john coltranes melodic vocabulary as influenced by nicolas slonimskys thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. A transcription of the piano solo in naima from john coltranes. John coltrane naima transcripcion y analisis youtube. Improvisation on my somewhat rhythmically intricate arrangement of naima by john coltrane. A transcription of the piano solo in naima from john coltrane s album giant steps. Shop our newest and most popular john coltrane sheet music such as my favorite things, giant steps and equinox, or click the button above to browse all john coltrane sheet music. Naima by john coltrane free listening on soundcloud. Transcriptions piano solo transcription submitted by.