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Topic: Naima (Pianoteq)

another tune from the Real Book, this time a beautiful ballad by John Coltrane "Naima," named for his first wife.  he first released it on his album Giant Steps, but i think my favorite version of it appears on the Complete Village Vanguard recordings.

https://youtu.be/udkekhV3RoM

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Re: Naima (Pianoteq)

Nice. The sound is too bright to me, though. But the piece is nice...

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thank you, i really appreciate it.  yes i agree i could have gone with a more classical recording perspective and maybe it would have been a better choice.  but lately i've been using the NY Steinway Jazz Recording a lot and it's a very close and stringy perspective.

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Re: Naima (Pianoteq)

Beautiful, haunting, mysterious…….Coltrane music is something special. And then I read that the song was Coltrane's favorite composition, written as a love letter to his first wife, Naima ( Juanita Naima Grubb).

This is a slow ballad, reverential, it seems to stand still, as if time stood still when you played - an amazing performance budo.

Again, my listening - section that starting from 2,08 (I like it)  section starting from 3,15 (like it even more)  secton 3,38 - 4,07 (best, very nice playing)
Ending 6,12…..wonderful chords.

Thanks for sharing this piece - it is life.

Edit   And I like the sound
Best wishes,

Stig

Pianoteqenthusiast, Organteqenthusiast, Harpteqenthusiast, Harpsichordteqenthusiast, CP-80teqenthusiast and experimenter

Last edited by Pianoteqenthusiast (14-05-2022 22:25)