Early Autumn (song)

For other uses, see Early Autumn (disambiguation).
"Early Autumn"
Song
WrittenJohnny Mercer
GenreJazz
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.[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]

Notable covers

Personnel

Personnel on the 1947 recording were:[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Gioia, Ted (2011). The History of Jazz (2 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 312-313, 336. ISBN 9780190087210.
  2. ^ Giddins, Gary (1998). Visions of Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 407. ISBN 0-19-507675-3.
  3. ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 495. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  5. ^ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  6. ^ Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #22 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 211. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  8. ^ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  11. ^ Keeper of the Flame: The Complete Capitol Recordings at AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  12. ^ Myers, Marc (October 26, 2021). "The Early Autumn Story and 10 Faves". JazzWax. Retrieved August 29, 2023.