Nature Boy by Carolyn Leonhart

Singer Carolyn Leonhart who presently heads her own band has been touring with Steely Dan and Lyn Leon.
The performance in this video is a live radio show from New York broadcasted to France by France Musique on October 10, 1998.

[@fox5411]

My absolutely most beautiful singer, song stylist I have ever hear in life. No female can touch her. Her father is as a pianist as close but she is still the most complete 🎉excellence. Used to listen to her when I did very difficult surgery . Thanks you, Merci !

[@sallemjazz1]

that's her brother on piano. Their father is a bass player.

[@fox5411]

One of my most favorite peace’s performed by the female that guided us through the best Steely Dan albums. Carolyn is a genius of perfection😮. ❤️

[@FLCL2010]

the piano play is perfectly in tune with the trumpet play. amazing.

[@Tugend8]

Really good,great and authentic musicians. I'm lovely surprised. Thanks for all the well done work!

[@prcruiser]

Excellent Vocals and interpretations by keyboard, horn and singer. Inspirational. I'm taaching my son the horn and this opening was a pleasant surprise. Great work!

[@prostojazz]

Excellent musicians! I love your interpretation of this song! 5 stars!!!

[@billymjr]

that's her brother on trumpet and piano, he also tours with Steely Dan

[@pelucre]

No, it's Michael Leonhart. Steely Dan is a rock band centered around core members and founders Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Both Michael, on trumpet, and Carolyn have now been members of the band for the several.

[@marbish89]

Love her voice!

[@lclaughton]

Greatest performance of this song EVER WAS NAT "THE FIRST KING' COLE"

[@gveusebio]

great voice - confidence and vocal prowess certainly honed with her many years as backup vocalist for steely dan and she's very pretty too

[@mikestarr6634]

I just wanted to reply to a 12-year-old comment. But I also wanted to point out that this video is 22 years ago, way before she was in Steely Dan.

[@RecordsSunnyside]

@lclaughton They are brother and sister. Dad is great bass player Jay Leonhart. Mom, Dona is a very fine singer.

[@mwp62]

Well done.

[@MequonJay]

Special.... enough said

[@pelucre]

I don't know about Berklee. Yes, the the piano/trumpet player is her brother Michael Leonhart.

[@acohen1980]

Check out her Dad Jay Leonhart...he's a true original....

[@saschausher8219]

очень хорошо поёт красивый тэмбр

[@craigtrexler8156]

Brother and sister

[@pelucre]

No. He's Michael Leonhart (brother of carolyn). Steely Dan is the name of the band co-lead by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.

[@ramy2schuts]

niceeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@lclaughton]

I think the trumpet man is her HUSBAND!!!!!!! They have fun and get it on after each performance!!!! Both major talents. The trumpet and piano stuff together is very rare. I have not seen this combination before.

[@acohen1980]

it's her brother...

[@acohen1980]

And she grew up under the influence of her amaaaaazing Dad Jay Leonhart...chek him out

[@RecordsSunnyside]

Apparently you cannot stop coming back to this clip. This is at least your second "comment". Get over it, they are great musicians and I suspect you are not, you sound frustrated.

[@DancingSpiderman]

The piano sounds like Steely Dan's "Kulee Baba" in parts...

[@acohen1980]

Jay's kids....

[@h2u2b]

i don't think she was as annoyed at the horn and piano solos as i was. but it was close.

[@jamesnich99]

Yea. Eh well. Truth be told I paused at 4:41. This song, Nature Boy I know; a jazz standard. And Annie Haslams' Annie in Wonderland version I have on a hd. It's a good song, but a special song. If interpreted a certain way, it has an implicit meaning. Like say, Waters of March by Suzannah McCorkle. But this attempt (this version) I'm not impressed. The Dexter Gordon/'round Midnight approach (but slower) to start it off? 'playing jazz slowly, or slower..does not make for good or original jazz

[@acohen1980]

you should be building jazz instruments..not analysing performance

[@jamesnich99]

Actually when I saw this, prior to playing I was thinking "am I going to be enchanted by Carolyn Leonharts' version?". I mean, why not cover Yes's 'Owner of a Lonely Heart'? It's an odd song, Nature Boy. Like a Khalil Gibran poem. Anyway, my 2 cent comment/suggestion to Carolyn & Hubby: get out of your box. Get out of Heroin Pocket NY. Go to Tel Aviv say. Or South America.