Woody Herman Orchestra featuring Stan Getz - Early Autumn

[bzackbear]

I love the "singing" the alto player did in back of the vibes solo. Our high school band back in 1951-52 played this tune along with some other comtemporary ones. I played baritone and the lead alto told me once during "sectionals" that I was playing too loud and ought to cool down. Loveeddd it all!! Still do. What great musicians we had then back in Detroit, Michigan. Thanks to whomever posted this.

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, bzackbear-san!!

Otaku3 (*^_^)/

[warwolfii]

Have you ever heard anything better than this? This brings back such great memories. Stan Getz was one of my all-time favorites. I'd always try to catch him when he was in New York. This was the tune that made him a star when he was only about twenty years old. Of course, this was the Herd that had the fabled "Four Brothers." Brother, what music!

[NoOtherNamesWereLeft]

One of my favourite jazz pieces. Absolutely wonderful.

[paxandrews]

wow, I haven

t heard this for years.. this is GOLD..

[jcghooker]

Love it - The best thing Woody ever did

[beekama]

ついさっきNHKラジオ深夜便で放送されたのを聴いて、検索した­らこの音源にたどりつきました。しみじみとした魅力的な演奏です­ね。

[60otaku3]

こんばんわbeekamaさん、コメントをありがとうございます­！

担当ディレクターがたまたまジャズ好きの方だったのかもしれませ­んが、NHKもなかなか粋な選曲をするのですね（笑）



[nino12342]

beautiful song & arrangement..i saw him in 1955 USAF.

[travelomania]

one of my all-time Favorites!

[KaRidder234]

@travelomania ∽∽ For me too, mate, from here to eternity. This is one of the perfectest, one of the most beautiful charts in the history of the big bands. It all fits together, the arranged, and the improvised parts. It's pure beautifulness, as Stan's biggest influence, Lester 'Pres' Young has put it once.

[blackandtanful]

ｱﾚﾝｼﾞｬｰ､ﾗﾙﾌ･ﾊﾞｰﾝｽﾞ､渾身の名曲を､若きｽﾀ­ﾝ･ｹﾞｯﾂが綴る～多くの偉大ｿﾘｽﾄを輩出したｳﾃﾞｨｰ･­ﾊｰﾏﾝ～ｱｰﾘｰ･ｵｰﾀﾑのせつなさ

[60otaku3]

こんばんわblackandtanfulさん、二度目のコメント­をありがとうございます！

余程この演奏がお気に入りなんですね。

「アーリーオータム」の原型である「サマーシークエンス」を別の­チャンネルでアップしておりますので、そちらも楽しんで頂ければ­幸いです。



[blackandtanful]

ｾｶﾝﾄﾞ･ﾊｰﾄﾞのｳﾃﾞｨｰ･ﾊｰﾏﾝの当たり曲～素晴ら­しいのひと言､ﾚｯﾄﾞ･ﾛﾄﾞﾆｰ､ｱｰﾆｰ･ﾛｲﾔﾙ､そし­てゲッツが居る! #jazzm 

[60otaku3]

こんばんわblackandtanfulさん、コメントをありが­とうございます！

当時のハーマン楽団には後に名を成すジャズのスター達が数多く在­籍しておりましたね。

ゲッツのソロにおけるたゆたうが如き儚げなテナーの音色にシビレ­ます。



[spiffydude16]

I used to play in a little swing dance band that played this.. I remember one day this chart was called and the lead alto player (a very, very talented musician - and he knew it) was told to "Play it like Woody" to which he replied " You know I can't play that shitty" lol

[Skimbleshanks34]

@spiffydude16 - in other words, your lead alto player can't make his horn sing. I hate the modern sound of lead alto. The instrument ain't played like it used to be..

[60otaku3]

CutiaaIrmaia280,

Please do not post the meaningless comment irrelevant to this tune.

I deleted your comment and also blocked your account.

60otaku3

[lauraandcalin]

I've just listed some Woody Herman and other big band-era sheet music in my Etsy store. You can find it by Googling "Laura's Last Ditch Etsy Music."

[MrRea112]

Could it be Terry Gibbs on vibes?

[60otaku3]

Yes, I think that his vibraphone is contributing enough in this tune.

Otaku3 (^_^)b

[paulostroff99]

Outstanding!  TY for posting this treasure.

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, paulostroff99-san!!

Otaku3 (^o^)/

[paulostroff99]

@60otaku3 -I'm with great anticipation looking forward to more of your jazz postings.

[60otaku3]

Thank you for looking forward to my jazz postings!!

When you have time, please enjoy many jazz on my channel.

Otaku3 d(^_^)b

[joekiddone]

Beautiful! I just <3 this song! Thank you, Otaku-san :)

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, joekiddone-san!!

Otaku3 (*^_^)/ 

[Vic561]

Well, Otaku, thank you . . . and StevieB . . . if you want the '70's pieces, hunt down the album/CD "The Raven Speaks". It was issued about the same time that I saw the band at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco in '76. Unforgettable night! . . . Sadly, the circumstances of Herman's death are a blot and a disgrace on American music . . . after all he gave us . . . he died with the bill collector LITERALLY beating on the door! . . . Gary in Arizona . . .courtesy of Vic

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, Vic-san!!

Otaku3 (^o^)/

[1979saxman]

@Vic561 how'd he die? The Getz biography I'm reading doesn't really explain it

[mulluka1]

@1979saxman

Liver cancer got him in 91.

[txcormorant]

CLASSIC WOODY

[StevieB1362]

Thanks. Wish there was more of Woody's later stuff from the 70's. My Cherie Amour; A Stone Called Person; I attended a clinic he put on with his band in Oklahoma City when I was in Jr. High back in the early 70's. How great that he & his band would take time out to teach a bunch of youngsters. So impressive it stayed with me all my life. I always held him I high regard for that.

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, StevieB1362-san!!

Otaku3 (^o^)v

[EagleMedieval]

Thanks for uploading this! It's great!

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, EagleMedieval-san!!

Otaku3 (*^o^)b

[JAZZOLOGIST1]

Otaku3, you keep the flame burning too. You've got great taste, here's to you.

[60otaku3]

Thanks so much, JAZZOLOGIST1-san!!

Otaku3 (*^o^)/ 

[Isaxman]

beautiful

[ivebeenthere1]

通りをいくつか開いているウィンドウを夜遅くまで、この....­の雰囲気を愛している...暖かい風と、この演奏

トップ私の友人！

ゲイリー： - ）

[60otaku3]

Thanks for your comment, Gary-san!!

Otaku (*^_^)b

[ModernOak]

Fantastic song by an excellent set of musicians. Really heart-warming to hear this tune. Thanks for this upload!

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, ModernOak -san!!

Otaku3 (*^_^)/

[teazle2]

Thanks again 60Otak A really great version and once more reminds us all of what real music was AND just what we have all lost. I think though that it died through the costs of big bands, and it's possible now that there could be a re-emergence if someone was brave enough to do ti. The kids in UNI would take to it like ducks to water ?

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, teazle2-san!!

Otaku3 (*^_^)/

[alnot01]

@teazle2 . I would love to believe your prediction is right, but sadly I cannot.

At today's pay rates, a band like this would have to stay put in one region, like LA -Vegas or Atlantic City - New York. And who is willing to pay the dues required to play like Getz? Zoot Sims? A contemporary act like this could mostly cover historical material, but would also need some new compositions. Who will do them?

[loujug1]

Sorry had a beer before I wrote complimeenntedd compilimntaed compilenemtered ...whatever

[loujug1]

Suddenly all tenor players wanted a tone like Stan Getz. who was in the right place at the right time and complimenmted Zoot Sims perfectly.

[jazzflutist]

Any sax players here? Just wondering if any of you have done a version too ...

If so, I shall listen to it ... trying to find something to mix with my flute-ing.

[trajan75]

Margaret are you grieving

Over golden grove unleaving

..............................­.........

It is the fate that man was born for

It is Margaret you mourn for.

[60otaku3]

(^_^;) ??

[cilcsster]

Why this music is getting so little exposure today is beyond me. Woody had only the best players and arrangers even by todays standard. The problem was that about 75% were hitting drugs.

[patoman881]

This song reminds me of the sun setting over the Richmond district in San Francisco when I was a kid:-)

[63olle]

I listened at this melody in the end of the 60th: s century. In the Konsthallen 1978 in Malmoe, a sucessfully consert. Woody Herman a wonderful leader of the orchestra, who has taken over the whole world. I hope to his music going to in many years.

[terrryc]

My favorite all-time arrangement of this....this proves that Herman's bands were the equal of anything in the biz. Ralph Burns later did all the music for the movie "New York, New York" with Robert DeNiro playing a Georgie Auld-type saxplayer/lunatic who winds up with Liza Minelli, who plays a Liza-Minelli stereotype........

[bach2117]

What a great band, had so many of the great players all together.

[60otaku3]

Yes, I think so too.

Otaku3 (*^_^)b

[moovgirl]

This one of my favorite Jazz  songs. I like the version by George Shearing too but can't find it here.

[alnot01]

This tune has a powerful pedigree. The sax solo is by the young Stan Getz. The composition was in part by Ralph Burns, who later had a big career on Broadway and Hollywood as a conductor and arranger.

[60otaku3]

Thank you for detailed explanation about this song, alnot01-san!!

Otaku3 (^_^)/

[ModernOak]

@alnot01 Thanks for this interesting information!

[hommefriday]

@alnot01 Did Ralph Burns do the arrangement? Did he do all the arrangements on the album? Trying to track it down - any idea where i can get the LP or CD. Live in the south of France - lot of sun and fun, but very difficult to get hold of these musical gems. So any help greatly appreciated!

[alnot01]

@hommefriday : Ralph Burns did a lot of arranging for the Herd in those days. When Early Autumn came out, in 1949, LPs barely existed. Check out Woody Herman's music on Amazon; it's a lot easier to buy jazz records now than in our youth. Also, Paris surely has 2-3 great jazz record shops.

[alnot01]

The words are by the great Johnny Mercer. The music is by someone I haven't heard of, Ralph Burns, and... Woody Herman himself. It was a big hit for Herman in 1949 and for Jo Stafford in 1952. The 4 Freshmen recorded it in 2005. Woody's recording here is straight ahead Big Band, not jazz because there's no improv.

[JuneBee55]

I used to run home from school in the lunch break just to hear this tune played over the BBC TV test card (about 1954 when we first got a telly). I never knew what this tune was called until many years later. I still love it.

[bobaiyun]

Just discovered this in the New Real Book V.1. I guess that book is good for something.

[cynicallyfit]

This is simply gorgeous.

A junior high band around here is attempting to play it, apparently. Should be interesting.

[Larkandspur]

Beautiful music at its best! Thanks for accepting my video response. Send me a video response if you like and I'll put your video in our response section.

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, Larkandspur-san!!

I sent this video to you just now.

I'm very glad if you accept it.

Otaku3 d(^_^)b

[swingtown53]

wonderful--this is when music was music!!!!

[Zipemova1]

@swingtown53 Luckily it still is music. Classics.

[Zipemova1]

A gem!

[Zipemova1]

A gem! Who is that on the vibes? Anyone know?

[ShawnSWATJazz]

Wow this song is just amazing. I'm a promient Jazz lover and this is one of the most appealing jazz compositions I have heard. Thank God for Jazz and Bigband Music.

[60otaku3]

Thanks for the comment, ShawnSWATJazz-san!!

Otaku3 (^o^)/

[ShawnSWATJazz]

ah dude nice taste. Anytime. Thanks for posting this beautiful jazz compisition

[ShawnSWATJazz]

This is beautiful. I love it.

[traxxion94]

I'm glad someone re-uploaded this song! It's so beautiful. It was here before but I guess the person decided to take it down. Jazz is so unique.

[60otaku3]

Thanks for finding this song again, traxxion94-san!!

"Someone" whom you say to is me.

I uploaded this song on an old account "60otaku2" before.

Otaku3 (^_^)b

[immer09]

Did this albumn also have "Springtime SErenade?"

[60otaku3]

"Springtime Serenade"...??

No, that tune was not added to this album "The Second Herd".

Otaku3

[winner1333]

This is Early Autumn- Ralph Burns who wrote it was on piano-brilliant arranger

[123BubberMiley]

Beautiful music.

[09xlrv]

Certainly the finest orchestral version of this chestnut. When you want lyrics, listen to the underappreciated Miss Jo Stafford. And that reminds me,why are all of the great American musical artists hiding? If they are waiting for an invitation, they'll wait a long time. Get this music out there!!! NOW! REGARDLESS! You WILL have a following among us! The fat lady hasn't sung yet. Today's so-called music sounds as though it's played with weapons instead of instruments.

[Tonrod123]

Welcome back!

[60otaku3]

Thank you, Tonrod123!!

Otaku3 (*^o^)/

[kargilieyup]

Otaku-san,

you have really wonderful collection , thank you for sharing *****

-Mehmet-

[60otaku3]

You're welcome, Mehmet-san!

I'm so glad you enjoyed this great tune.

Otaku3 d(^_^)b