DESCRIPTION:
This version is recorded by Kenny Rampton and the Ramptones circa 2005.

"Nature Boy" is a song by eden ahbez, published in 1947. The song tells a fantasy of a "strange enchanted boy... who wandered very far" only to learn that "the greatest thing... was just to love and be loved in return". Nat King Cole's 1948 recording of the song was a major hit and "Nature Boy" has since become a pop and jazz standard, with dozens of major artists interpreting the song.

Nature Boy (music/words by Eden Ahbez ©1948)
(arranged by Kenny Rampton)
Solos--Bill Sims-voice
Kenny Rampton-trumpet
Ben Stivers-Wurlitzer

Bill Sims-voice
Kenny Rampton-trumpet
Brad Leali-alto sax
Donny McCaslin-tenor sax
Clark Gayton-trombone
Douglas Yates-bass clarinet
Ben Stivers-Wurlitzer
Ugonna Okegwo-acoustic bass
Gene Jackson-drums
Papo Pepin-congas
Joe Gonzalez-bongo