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" Naima" ( ) is a composed by in 1959 that he named after his then-wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs. Coltrane first recorded it for his 1959 album , and it became one of his first well-known works.


History
Coltrane recorded "Naima" many times. It appears on The Complete Copenhagen Concert (1961), Live at the Village Vanguard Again! (1966), Afro Blue Impressions (1977), The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (1997), and Blue World (2019). "Naima" has since become a .


Structure
According to Coltrane, "The tune is built on suspended chords over an E on the outside. On the inside – the channel – the chords are suspended over a B pedal tone." The composition, on that recording, is a slow, restrained melody, with a brief piano solo by .


Chord changes
Chord changes for "Naima":

‖: B–7/E‖ E–7     ‖ Amaj7+5/E  Gmaj7+5/E ‖ Amaj7/E:‖
‖  Bmaj7/B‖ B79    ‖ Bmaj7/B               ‖ B79‖
‖  B-maj7/B‖ Bmaj7/B ‖ Amaj7/B              ‖ Emaj711‖
‖  B–7/E‖ E–7     ‖ Amaj7+5/E  Gmaj7+5/E ‖ Amaj7/E‖
     

Scale associations:

‖: E [[Mixolydian|Mixolydian mode]]          | E [[Dorian|Dorian mode]]           | F Mel. Minor, E Mel. Minor | A [[Lydian|Lydian mode]]     :‖
‖  B [[Phrygian|Phrygian mode]]            | B [[Dim. Scale|Diminished scale]] (H-W) | B Phrygian                 | B Dim. Scale  |
‖  B [[Alt.|Altered scale]] (B Mel. Minor) | B Phrygian         | B Mixolydian               | E Lydian       ‖
‖  E Mixolydian          | E Dorian           | F Mel. Minor, E Mel. Minor | A Lydian      ‖
     


Cultural references
  • "Naima" is featured in a scene in the 2013 Polish movie Ida, in which the title character is intrigued by the jazz and its player.
  • 's poem "Naima for John Coltrane" was included in the Poems on the Underground project.

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