Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959, and named after his thenwife, juanita naima grubb. Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959, and named after his thenwife. For example, when the program constructs an analysis of john coltranes naima, it. John coltrane naima transcripcion y analisis youtube. A love supreme is coltranes bestknown and bestselling album. W i 5 3 2 t 3 john oltrane a lore supreme 006,104 johncoltraneplarsl0ltranechanges 0067 40 i coltraneplars standards o o o l e i. Vinyl 7 john coltrane naima cousin mary 1960, vinyl discogs. Naima by john coltrane digital sheet music leadsheet price.
Choose from john coltrane sheet music for such popular songs as my favorite things, giant steps, and bye bye blackbird. It is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo by tommy flanagan. Naima is a ballad composed by john coltrane in 1959 that he named after his wife, juanita naima grubbs. I have this in a very good book the artistry of john coltrane united artists music, jazz artists series, a don sickler jazz series production, b34078. Today, i was working with the student who was faced with a common problem. John coltrane 52 works transcribed exactly from the recorded solos of john coltrane, including. John coltrane 1926 1967 was a fundamental part of miles davis first great group, which recorded the seminal kind of blue album in 1959 this is one of the simplest and most beautiful solos by coltrane, and probably one of his shortest, some of them can go on. Photographs courtesy of the library of congress but by the mid70s, white was making a living from coltranes solos, the first 209 of which hed published in a single volume in the fall of 1973.
Spiral, from giant steps by john coltrane marcos pin. Naima cmu school of computer science carnegie mellon. A must have for anyone truly interested in getting into john s music in depth. May 18, 2015 whites transcription of coltranes 1964 solo on bessies blues. John coltrane omnibook for bass clef instruments hal. 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. It is not a secret, giant steps is one of my all time favorites.
Young musicians have long transcribed and learned to play coltranes. Studio album 21 compilation 3 live 10 the heavyweight champion. This first album coltrane recorded for the label atlantic records, the fifth one in his career as a leader is, no doubt, a must for every jazz aficionado. It is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo. John coltrane was born in hamlet, north carolina on september 23, 1926. Naima by john coltrane chord melody by arsalan pareyal duration. It first appeared on the album giant steps, and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal. Dont know if anyone is interested in this, but i just found an old transcription on my hd that i did 6 years ago. The primary challenge was to find fingerings which would facilitate accurate execution of the lines at performance tempo around 290bpm whilst maintaining a representative articulation. As fans celebrated the jubilee of a love supremecoltranes masterpiece 1965 albumin february, white was preparing to chart solos from newly released recordings of.
A transcription of the piano solo in naima from john coltrane s album giant steps. There are conflicting sources as to whether he made his first professional recording session with dinah washington. Its the first two or three minutes from coltranes 30 min performance at the half note in 1965. Acknowledgement part i airegin alabama all blues all or nothing at all bessies blues blue train blue trane body and soul bye bye blackbird central park west chasin the trane countdown cousin. Over 50 notefornote jazz solo transcriptions as played by the legendary john coltrane, including. 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. John coltrane transcription it could happen to you youtube. B r u e m o u n d r d, p, o, b o x 1 3 8 t 9 m t l w a u k e e.
John coltrane by john coltrane softcover audio online. John coltrane omnibook for c instruments hal leonard online. Transcriptions piano solo transcription submitted by. If you have the giant steps cd with all the bonus tracks, the version of naima in the omnibook is alternate version 1. Ive been doing so much explaining basic music theory that i thought it would be fun to dig into something advanced. John coltrane 1957 carnegie hall performance in transcription and analysis. He led at least fifty recording sessions and appeared on many albums by other musicians, including trumpeter miles davis and pianist thelonious monk. Playing jazz blues tunes is something that many guitarists love to do. And though transcription books can help shed light on things and seem to give you a faster way of attaining certain aspects of the music technique, harmonic awareness, vocabulary its not going to give you the same insight and musicality doing it the. In 2011 i and several colleagues at the school where i teach. Naima jazz improvisation etude justin pierce, tenor.
A transcription of the piano solo in naima from john coltranes album giant steps. Having been on the to do list for a few years, i finally got round to learning this iconic solo. W i 5 3 2 t 3 johnoltrane a lore supreme 006,104 johncoltraneplarsl0ltranechanges 0067 40 i coltraneplars standards o o o l e i. What an amazing source to have john coltranes music transcribed with clarity and detail. Print and download lead sheets for naima by john coltrane in ab major transposable. While soloing over the jazz blues chord changes can be fun and engaging for both performer and listener, there comes a point where we want to take our playing to the next level by adding in chord substitutions, creating a sense of tension and release in our lines and comping phrases. John coltrane biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. 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 free listening on soundcloud.
A must have for anyone truly interested in getting into johns music in depth. John coltrane 1926 1967 was a fundamental part of miles davis first great group, which recorded the seminal kind of blue album in 1959. Naimajohn coltrane in todays world, we are afforded many, many new and interesting ways of being exposed to new music, new artists, and new recordings. John coltrane over 50 notefornote jazz solo transcriptions as played by the legendary john coltrane, including. Giant steps is saxophonistcomposer john coltranes first lp longplaying. Naima, composed by john coltrane 1960 and recorded by his quartet. The heavyweight champion, the complete atlantic recordings, rhinoatlantic r2 71984, august 1995.
This recording is from the relaxin with the miles davis quintet album. Omnibook features 43 jazz solo transcriptions as played by the legendary john coltrane including countdown cousin mary lush life moments notice my favorite things naima niema syee. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Download john coltrane mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Jun 05, 2015 b r u e m o u n d r d, p, o, b o x 1 3 8 t 9 m t l w a u k e e. For nearly 60 years, andrew white has committed john coltranes solos to paper, capturing the saxophone giants famously freeflight improvisations in notes that dont appear on standard jazz sheet music. For bflat instruments john coltrane omnibook for bass clef. The song is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo.
Giant steps alternate take recordings december 2, 1959 john coltrane tenor sax, wynton kelly piano, paul chambers bass, jimmy cobb drums naima original album observe that the march sessions were not used in the album, giant steps and the other compositions except naima were rerecorded in may changing pianist and drummer. John coltranes solo on limehouse blues similar to byeya and someday my prince will come, this is a solo solidly in the middle period of john coltranes illustrious career, and features another key element to understanding his style. Blue train blue trane countdown cousin mary giant steps impressions lazy bird lush life mr. Great transcription book of coltrane playing standards and his own compositions. Saint coltrane 1996, and a 2004 program presented by alan yentob for the bbc. John coltrane giant steps the jazzomat research project. Manuscripts of coltranes some compositions like naima and mr. 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.
Acknowledgement part i airegin alabama all blues all or nothing at all bessies blues blue train blue trane body and soul bye bye blackbird central park west chasin the trane countdown cousin mary crescent. I should also point out, the omnibook does have a transcription of naima, it just isnt the take that appears on the original album. On many cable tv systems, such as our time warner of new york city, we are offered all the musicchoice channels, which function as radio stations with each channel offering a genre or sub. Transcription of john coltranes solo on it could happen to you. John coltrane naima sheet music leadsheet in ab major. Moments notice my favorite things naima niema syeedas song flute and more. At the end of this period coltrane recorded giant steps 1959, his first album as. This is a well rounded collection of transcriptions. A program takes digital audio as input, for example from a compact disc. In 2011 i and several colleagues at the school where i teach decided to perform naima for the student body, so i. It first appeared on the album giant steps and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity. John coltranesolotranscriptions linkedin slideshare.
Tommy flanagan on piano, art taylor on drums, paul chambers on bass and trane on sax came with this seven tracks jewel for our delight in year 1959. One of coltranes favorites and played by jazz musicians everywhere, th. This transcribe coltrane course will enable all students to access one of the most influential saxophonists of all time. John coltrane giant steps solo transcription having been on the to do list for a few years, i finally got round to learning this iconic solo. Song information for naima john coltrane on allmusic. One down, one up theres a remark by johns son ravi in the liner notes which is about motivic development in his fathers solo. What an amazing source to have john coltrane s music transcribed with clarity and detail. As featured on giant steps by john coltrane atlantic 112 1960 there comes a time in every wannabe jazzers life when he or she has to step up to the plate, take a sizeable swig of confidencebuilding single malt whisky, and grapple with one of the most challenging standards in the repertoire john coltranes giant steps. John coltrane satellite transcription in february of 1959, at a recording session in chicago featuring the sidemen of the miles davis sextet, john coltrane used a novel harmonic approach while soloing on the old jazz chestnut limehouse blues. Since i was on this kick already, i grabbed a coltrane biography, john coltrane, his life and music by lewis porter and really enjoyed it. Blue train blue trane countdown cousin mary giant steps impressions. As featured on giant steps by john coltrane atlantic 112 1960 there comes a time in every wannabe jazzers life when he or she has to step up to the plate, take a sizeable swig of confidencebuilding single malt whisky, and grapple with one of the most challenging standards in the repertoire john coltrane s giant steps.
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