#jazzstandard — Public Fediverse posts
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"Autumn Leaves" is the English-language #lyricalAdaptation of the French song "Les Feuilles mortes" ("The Dead Leaves") composed by #JosephKosma in 1945. The original #lyrics were written by #JacquesPrévert in French, and in 1950 #JohnnyMercer wrote the English lyrics. An instrumental recording by pianist #RogerWilliams was a number one best-seller in the US Billboard charts of 1955. Since its introduction, "Autumn Leaves" has become a #jazzStandard.
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"Autumn Leaves" is the English-language #lyricalAdaptation of the French song "Les Feuilles mortes" ("The Dead Leaves") composed by #JosephKosma in 1945. The original #lyrics were written by #JacquesPrévert in French, and in 1950 #JohnnyMercer wrote the English lyrics. An instrumental recording by pianist #RogerWilliams was a number one best-seller in the US Billboard charts of 1955. Since its introduction, "Autumn Leaves" has become a #jazzStandard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO1N5Aw04mE -
"Autumn Leaves" is the English-language #lyricalAdaptation of the French song "Les Feuilles mortes" ("The Dead Leaves") composed by #JosephKosma in 1945. The original #lyrics were written by #JacquesPrévert in French, and in 1950 #JohnnyMercer wrote the English lyrics. An instrumental recording by pianist #RogerWilliams was a number one best-seller in the US Billboard charts of 1955. Since its introduction, "Autumn Leaves" has become a #jazzStandard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO1N5Aw04mE -
"Autumn Leaves" is the English-language #lyricalAdaptation of the French song "Les Feuilles mortes" ("The Dead Leaves") composed by #JosephKosma in 1945. The original #lyrics were written by #JacquesPrévert in French, and in 1950 #JohnnyMercer wrote the English lyrics. An instrumental recording by pianist #RogerWilliams was a number one best-seller in the US Billboard charts of 1955. Since its introduction, "Autumn Leaves" has become a #jazzStandard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO1N5Aw04mE -
"Autumn Leaves" is the English-language #lyricalAdaptation of the French song "Les Feuilles mortes" ("The Dead Leaves") composed by #JosephKosma in 1945. The original #lyrics were written by #JacquesPrévert in French, and in 1950 #JohnnyMercer wrote the English lyrics. An instrumental recording by pianist #RogerWilliams was a number one best-seller in the US Billboard charts of 1955. Since its introduction, "Autumn Leaves" has become a #jazzStandard.
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"'Round Midnight" (sometimes titled "'Round About Midnight") is a 1943 composition by American jazz #pianist #TheloniousMonk that quickly became a #jazzStandard and has been recorded by a wide variety of artists. A version recorded by Monk's quintet was added to the #GrammyHallOfFame in 1993. It is one of the most recorded jazz standards composed by a jazz musician.
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"A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" is a #popularSong written by #IrvingBerlin in 1919 which became the theme song of the #ZiegfeldFollies. The first verse and refrain are considered part of the #GreatAmericanSongbook and are often covered as a #jazzStandard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_BGWbryBkA