Home / Music / 'Naima' is named after John Coltrane's first wifeMusic linernotes album music john-coltrane'Naima' is named after John Coltrane's first wifeColtrane named the composition after his first wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs, whom he married in 1955. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesCrescent is Coltrane at his most melodic — a calm before the free-jazz stormNaima was recorded with Miles Davis's rhythm section, not Coltrane's usual bandColtrane blew up his quartet to 21 musicians for Africa/BrassBlue Train has five tracks — four Coltrane originals and a standardBallads was John Coltrane's second Impulse! album — but the first to focus entirely on balladsExploreA dream rhythm section backs Hank Mobley on Soul StationBobby Hutcherson's Happenings pairs vibes with Herbie HancockThe Head Hunters lineup powers Herbie Hancock's ThrustStanley Turrentine and Grant Green join Jimmy Smith on Midnight SpecialJulie Is Her Name is a spare trio of vocals, guitar, and bassPrevious "Soul Man" is in the Library of Congress — Isaac Hayes said it was inspired by PassoverNext 'Africa' was Toto IV's biggest single and Toto's only number-one hit
