"Autumn Leaves", a song that reminds me of autumn.


Autumn Leaves, A song reminds me of autumn

  It seems that the weather is now getting colder and colder, and it is getting deeper in the fall. Soon the streets will be full of unique aromas of sycamore, ginkgo leaves and ginkgo.
  "Autumn Leaves" is a popular song. Originally it was a 1945 French song, "Les Feuilles mortes" (literally "The Dead Leaves"), with music by Joseph Kosma - derived from a ballet piece of music (Rendez-vous, written for Roland Petit), itself partly borrowed from Poème d'octobre by Jules Massenet - and lyrics by French poet Jacques Prévert.  Yves Montand (with Irène Joachim) introduced "Les feuilles mortes" in the film Les Portes de la nuit (1946).

  In 1947, American songwriter Johnny Mercer translated into English and the song became popular worldwide. Every jazz musician has been a remake of the song once, and from the 1950s to the 2000s, a lot of singers have remade and still remake.

Nat King Cole's "Autumn Leaves"
    Nathaniel Adams Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He was the first black man to host an American television series. Nat King Cole, the famous jazz pianist and singer, who has a profound tone of voice known as 'Unforgettable' and 'L-O-V-E'.

Natalie Cole's "Autumn Leaves"
  Nat King Cole Nat King Cole's daughter, jazz vocalist Natalie Cole, also sang this song.

Édith Piaf's Version
  Edith Piaf, a singer noted as France's national chanteuse and one of the country's most widely known international star, also called this song in English and French.


Bill Evans "Portrait in Jazz"
  Bill Evans, American jazz pianist and composer also played this famous song at his album "Portrait in Jazz"

Julian "cannonnball" Adderley in "Somethin' Else"
  Julian "cannonnball" Adderley, jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s also played this famous song in his legendary album "Somethin' Else".


Chet Baker's Autumn Leaves
  Chet Baker, the American jazz trumpeter and vocalist, also played this famous song. Chet Baker was an icon of West coast jazz, helped by his good looks and singing talent. One of Baker's 1956 recordings, released for the first time in its entirety in 1989 as The Route, with Art Pepper, helped further the West Coast jazz sound and became a staple of cool jazz. was one of the Westcoast Jazz



  Karrin Allyson, who has been nominated for five Grammy Awards, plays "Autumn Leaves".


  Eva Cassidy sang this song with her guitar playing.



Sungha Jung is a South Korean musician who specializes in acoustic fingerstyle guitar.








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