Nai'ma (نعيمة) [ipa: /'naɪˌimə/] or Na'im (نعيم), a feminine Arabic first name meaning "tranquil, at ease".
This ballad was composed by John Coltrane in 1959; which, he named after his wife, Juanita Naima Grubb.
Watch, listen & hear, The Henry Franklin Group Live @ The Muckenthaler Cultural Center 2006.
This Concert dedicated to the late Hilton Ruiz and John J. Hicks, I post this in memory of the late Juma Santos, who was present with us at this recording. May Allah be pleased with them all.
Benn Clatworthy - Tenor sax
Big Black - Tumbas
Carl Burnett - Drums
Henry Franklin - Bass
Theo Saunders - Piano
Zane Musa - Alto Sax