Woody Herman: Early Autumn

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"Early Autumn" (1949) 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' “Summer Sequence” concert piece and was originally recorded by the Herman band on December 27, 1947 with an outstanding eight-bar solo by saxophonist Stan Getz. Herman asked Johnny Mercer to write lyrics in 1952 and he re-recorded the song taking the vocal duties himself.
In this video the Woody Herman and his band weave a sweet yet melancholy mood. It reminds one perhaps of the deserted seaside after the tourist season has ended and winter approaches.

Album info:-
Early Autumn - Woody Herman, Ralph Burns, Johnny Mercer.
Jazz in the Charts Vol. 96.
Woody Herman & His Orchestra
Membran international 2006.

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