Early Autumn (song)
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| "Early Autumn" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Written | Johnny Mercer |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Composers | Ralph Burns Woody Herman |
| Lyricist | 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.[1] 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.[2] Herman asked Johnny Mercer to write lyrics in 1952 and he re-recorded the song taking the vocal duties himself.[3]
Woody Herman and Jo Stafford recorded versions of the song that both charted in the US in 1952.[4]
- Woody Herman — instrumental version (1949).[5][6]
- Woody Herman — single release in 1952 for the Mars label (catalog No. 300).[7]
- Billy Eckstine (1952)
- Ted Heath and His Music, vocal by Lita Roza (1952).[8]
- Jo Stafford — single version that peaked at #25 on the Billboard singles chart.[9]
- Ella Fitzgerald – a single release for Decca Records (catalog No. 29810) in 1956 (recorded in 1952)[10]
- Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra featuring vocalist Ricky Murray (recorded in 1960 and released on Holiday for Soul Dance on Ra's El Saturn Records in 1970)[11]
- Ella Fitzgerald – new version for her album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)[12]
- Johnny Mathis – Wonderful, Wonderful (1957)[13]
- Anita O'Day - Anita O'Day Sings the Winners (1958)[14]
- Stan Getz – Stan Getz & Strings (1960)[15]
- Cleo Laine - I Am a Song (RCA Victor, 1973)
- Anita Kerr Singers – Round Midnight (1975)
- Patricia Barber - Split (1989[16]
- Mel Tormé – Night at the Concord Pavilion (1990)[17]
- Diana Krall - included on the Mark Whitfield album Forever Love (1997).[18]
- The Four Freshmen – In Session (2005).[19]
- Patti LuPone – The Lady with the Torch (2006).[20]
- Guy Marchand – A guy in blue (2008) (as "Finalement l'automne est arrivé ").[21]
- St. Vincent (feat. The Living Sisters) – Gangster Squad: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (2013). [22]
Personnel
Personnel on the 1947 recording were:[23][24]
- Stan Fishelson — trumpet
- Bernie Glow — trumpet
- Marky Markowitz — trumpet
- Ernie Royal — trumpet
- Shorty Rogers — trumpet
- Earl Swope — trombone
- Ollie Wilson — trombone
- Bob Swift — trombone
- Woody Herman — clarinet
- Jimmy Giuffre — clarinet
- Sam Marowitz — alto saxophone
- Herbie Steward — tenor saxophone
- Stan Getz — tenor saxophone
- Zoot Sims — tenor saxophone
- Serge Chaloff — baritone saxophone
- Ralph Burns — piano
- Walt Yoder — bass
- Terry Gibbs — vibraphone
- Don Lamond — drums
