Update to the Nature Boy Megamix
Every version of the song that I like in one seamless listening experience
A while back, I made a mashup of many different versions of “Nature Boy”, one of the loveliest and weirdest jazz standards. Every so often I go back and add new versions to it. Here’s the latest update.
Samples in order of appearance:
Sharon Cash – “Nature Boy” (1970)
eden ahbez – “Nature Boy” (1947)
Antonín Dvořák – Quintet in A Major, Op. 81, B. 155: II. Dumka: Andante con Moto (1887) performed by the Smetana Quartet & Josef Hala
Nat King Cole – “Nature Boy” (1947)
George Benson – “Nature Boy” (1977)
Fat Boys – “Human Beatbox” (1984)
Jon Hassell – “Nature Boy” (1999)
Central Line – “Nature Boy” (Original 12 inch version) (1983)
The Mobb Deep beat, produced by The Alchemist, samples Sharon Cash. The Flying Lotus track samples The Singers Unlimited. The Fat Boys, Baby and Mos Def/Talib Kweli tracks are unrelated except through puns.
I had no idea Massage Situation sampled it.
Avishai Cohen has a really nice version too.