Naima
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For other uses, see Naima (disambiguation).
Naima is a ballad composed by John Coltrane in 1959, and named after his then wife, Juanita Naima Grubb. It first appeared on the album Giant Steps, and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal. One of Coltrane's most famous songs, Naima has since became somewhat of a jazz standard, since covered by Santana and John McLaughlin, Pharoah Sanders and Derek Trucks (nephew of Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks), among many others. The song is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo.
There are many chords in the song. An Eb is played throughout the entire A section. The chords go as follows: Bm9, Em9, Amaj7, Gmaj7b5, Abmaj7.
