It is a tribute to ahbez s mentor bill pester, who had. He was known to friends simply as ahbe ahbez composed the song nature boy, which became a no. Nature boy by eden ahbez lisa phenix, steve bird, patrick grizzell what a wonderful world by bob thiele lisa phenix, patrick grizzell, steve bird and audience. George alexander aberle, known as eden ahbez april 15, 1908 march 4, 1995, was an american songwriter and recording artist of the 1940s to 1960s, whose lifestyle in california was influential in the hippie movement. Nature boy guitar tab by eden ahbez with free online tab player.
Nature boy eden ahbez the song was first recorded by nat king cole on 22 august. Ahbez composed the song nature boy, which became a no. The song was written in 1947 by eden ahbez and is partly autobiographical. Nature boy by eden ahbez sheet music for piano download. The basic leadsheet i used was from sher musics new real book no. Nature boy eden ahbez 1908 1995 this recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree bachelor of arts in music. Written as a pop ballad, nature boy follows an a,b format, with the primary. Tv and movie soundtracks midi files backing tracks nature boy karaoke midi file moulin rouge nature boy karaoke midi file is a popular song recorded by moulin rouge. This beautiful song was written by eden ahbez and made famous by nat king cole.
Nature boy eden ahbez nat king cole jazz piano tutorial. Eden ahbez nature boy moulin rouge celine dion idocpub. It was released on march 29, 1948, as a single by capitol records, and later appeared on the album, the nat king cole story. Nature boy was written by eden ahbez in 1947 and made popular by nat king coles 1948 recording. This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed. Check out the video on youtube of him singing this song with oscar moore on guitar. This is a tutorial on a jazz approach to the great song by eden ahbez, with some alternative harmonies to try. Nature boy eden ahbez nat king cole piano sheet music jazz. Heres how to play nature boy by eden ahbez famously recorded by nat king cole on piano. Immediately after your purchase, you will receive an email with links to your pdf, mp3 and musicxml files. Nature boy is a song first recorded by american jazz singer nat king cole. The story goes that the enigmatic writer eden ahbez handed coles manager nature boy backstage at a concert.
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