Nature Boy (Abbey Lincoln)

Abbey Lincoln · 1995 · Standard d'eden ahbez, avec Roy Hargrove et Christian McBride

Context

Theme by eden ahbez, recorded with Roy Hargrove on trumpet and Christian McBride on double bass. It appears on A Turtle's Dream (1995), nominated for a Grammy in 1996.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Neoclassicism, Young Lions. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Oct 2, 2026: Nature Boy - Burn Babylon (Anatomie d'un titre, TSF Jazz, in French)

By the same artist

• Throw It Away (1995)
• Down Here Below (1995)
• A Turtle's Dream (1995)
• Avec le temps (1995)
• Hey, Lordy Mama (1995)
• The World Is Falling Down (1990)

Sources

• EN: A Turtle's Dream

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