April 2024 - Nature Boy

[M-ster]

Happy Easter, jazz people.

Our standard for Apr 2024 will be Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez, 1948). Surprisingly, we haven't covered this one, to date.

Background:
Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Nature Boy)

[ragman1]

Oh, god, this one.

I think I'm going to do it in Phrygian :-)

[ragman1]

Here we go in Phrygian. I'll try and do a nice normal one too sometime :-)

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

I've always played this as a solo ballad, but like Ragman I decided that it'd make a beautiful bossa. The melody is perfect for that smooth and haunting melodic wandering around the beat. Someone must agree, because there's one bossa backing track on YT. I hope you like it.

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

Here we go in Phrygian.

Clever! It's a new twist and it works.

[ragman1]

bossa

Nicely played!

[supersoul]

[Hyppolyte Bergamotte]

[Jimmy Smith]

[Jimmy Smith]

Oh, god, this one.

What do you mean? It's a great tune. It only uses 3 chords too!

[ragman1]

What do you mean?

It always seemed to me to be a bit 'pure' to be that jazzy, that's all.