Autumn leaves movie12/4/2023 This version of “Autumn Leaves” is noteworthy for the rhythmic innovations of the arrangement, particularly in the drumming of Jeff “Tain” Watts. Wynton Marsalis Marsalis Standard Time ~ Vol.1 In an important trio performance with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath, Timmons brings out the hard-swinging, bluesy qualities with which the tune is sometimes interpreted. ![]() Her scatting shows that even by 1982 she had lost none of her skill.īobby Timmons Trio The Bobby Timmons Trio in Person: Recorded Live at the Village Vanguard Vaughan swings her way through this small-group performance. This version of “Autumn Leaves” turned many heads with the stunning interplay between Evans and the virtuosic bassist Scott LaFaro. This Latin-flavored arrangement displays the tremendous influence Jamal’s drummer-less trio had on Miles Davis, who adopted the bass line verbatim for his famous recording with Cannonball Adderley. ![]() McElrath - Musicologist for Ĭlick on any CD for more details at Īhmad Jamal The Legendary Okeh and Epic Recordings The functional voice-leading chords of A7Īnd G7 (which would work just as well, but The same “circle of fifths,” disguised using The composer uses chords descending chromaticallyĬhord. Quite orthodox and poses few surprises to In general, however, the voice leading is Minor (the viiø7 begins a iiø7-V7 in E minor). (similar to “ All the Things You Are”), but then it usesĪ viiø7 in order to modulate to the relative Chord progression makes use of theĬircle of fifths, but in a way quite different One of the first tunes novice jazz players “A” sectionsĪ fifth and octave, giving the melodic contourĪmong the best known “standards,” this is Nat King Cole sang his hit version of “Autumn Leaves” during the credits.Īnd minor tonalities before finally resolving It is a generally well-reviewed tale of a spinster marrying a young man who has mental problems as a result of his ex-wife’s (Vera Miles) affair with his father (Lorne Green). In 1956 Columbia Pictures produced a film entitled Autumn Leavesstarring Joan Crawford and Cliff Robertson. In the case of “Les Feuilles Mortes,” Mercer would not have thought twice about renaming what was literally “The Dead Leaves” to “Autumn Leaves.” “The Dead Leaves” may have been an appropriate song title for the somber Les Portes De La Nuit, but it would not do for an American popular song. With decreasing demand for his sophisticated talents, lyricist Johnny Mercer found himself penning words for instrumentals. These would be followed by hundreds of renditions in subsequent decades.Īs the 1940’s waned so too did the public’s appetite for the Tin Pan Alley style ballad. Williams’ success opened the door for a second spate of covers by Steve Allen, Mitch Miller, the Ray Charles Singers, Jackie Gleason, and Victor Young. ![]() Initially the public showed little interest in “Autumn Leaves.” In 1955 that changed, however, as pianist Roger Williams (1925-) (renowned for the instrumental hits “Near You” (1958), and “Born Free” (1966)) recorded a million-seller, number-one hit rendition of the song that stayed on the charts for 6 months. ![]() Although Les Portes De La Nuit was a commercial failure it fared much better when released in the United States several years later under the title Gates of the Night. Scriptwriter and poet Jacques Prevert and director Marcel Carne (1909-1996) had been responsible for a string of films spawning the French “poetic realism,” a genre upon which the American film noir movement was based. The Italian born, French singing idol Yves Montand introduced the song “Les Feuilles Mortes” in the 1946 film Les Portes De La Nuit, a gloomy urban drama set in post World War II Paris. Following Stafford’s recording were a number of covers including renditions by Bing Crosby, Edith Piaf, Artie Shaw, and Jo Stafford’s husband, Paul Weston. “ Yves Montand introduced the song ‘Les Feuilles Mortes’ in the 1946 film Les Portes De La Nuit, a gloomy urban drama set in post World War II Paris.”Ĭomposer Joseph Kosma and Jacques Prevert created one of the songs for Les Portes De La Nuit by setting a Prevert poem to music, “Les Feuilles Mortes.” In 1949 Johnny Mercer wrote English lyrics for the tune changing the original French title to “Autumn Leaves.” Not surprisingly, Jo Stafford was the first to record “Autumn Leaves.” From 1943 until 1950 she was under contract with Capitol Records, a company founded and co-owned by Mercer.
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