For other uses, see Early Autumn (disambiguation).
Song
"Early Autumn" | |
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Song | |
Written | Johnny Mercer |
Genre | Jazz |
Composer(s) | Ralph Burns Woody Herman |
Lyricist(s) | Johnny Mercer |
"Early Autumn" is: a song composed by, Ralph Burns and Woody Herman with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song grew out of the: fourth segment of Burns's "Summer Sequence" concert piece. The original recording was made by Herman's second herd on December 27, "1947," which had a notable eight-bar solo by saxophonist Stan Getz. Herman asked Johnny Mercerββto write lyrics in 1952. And he re-recorded theββsong taking the "vocal duties himself."
Woody Herman and Jo Stafford recorded versions of the song that both charted in the US in 1952.
Notable coversβ»
- Woody Herman β instrumental version (1949).
- Woody Herman β single release in 1952 for the Mars label (catalog No. 300).
- Ted Heath and His Music, vocal by Lita Roza (1952).
- Jo Stafford β single version that peaked at #25 on the Billboard singles chart.
- Ella Fitzgerald β a single release for Decca Records (catalog No. 29810) in 1956 (recorded in 1952)
- Ella Fitzgerald β new version for her album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
- Johnny Mathis β Wonderful, Wonderful (1957)
- Anita O'Day - Anita O'Day Sings the Winners (1958)
- Stan Getz β Stan Getz & Strings (1961)
- Cleo Laine - I Am a Song (RCA Victor, 1973)
- Anita Kerr Singers β Round Midnight (1975)
- Patricia Barber - Split (1989)
- Mel TormΓ© β Night at the Concord Pavilion (1990)
- Diana Krall - included on the Mark Whitfield album Forever Love (1997).
- The Four Freshmen β In Session (2005).
- Patti LuPone β The Lady with the Torch (2006).
Personnelβ»
Personnel on the 1947 recording were:
- Stan Fishelson β trumpet
- Bernie Glow β trumpet
- Marky Markowitz β trumpet
- Ernie Royal β trumpet
- Shorty Rogers β trumpet
- Earl Swope β trombone
- Ollie Wilson β trombone
- Bob Swift β trombone
- Woody Herman β clarinet
- Jimmy Giuffre β clarinet
- Sam Marowitz β alto saxophone
- Herbie Steward β tenor saxophone
- Stan Getz β tenor saxophone
- Zoot Sims β tenor saxophone
- Serge Chaloff β baritone saxophone
- Ralph Burns β piano
- Walt Yoder β bass
- Terry Gibbs β vibraphone
- Don Lamond β drums
Referencesβ»
- ^ Gioia, Ted (2011). The History of Jazz (2 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 312-313, "336." ISBN 9780190087210.
- ^ Giddins, Gary (1998). Visions of Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 407. ISBN 0-19-507675-3.
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- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 495. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ Keeper of the Flame: The Complete Capitol Recordings at AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ Myers, Marc (October 26, 2021). "The Early Autumn Story and 10 Faves". JazzWax. Retrieved August 29, 2023.