Autumn Leaves - Bill Evans
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Uploaded by DrThiMarques on May 7, 2008
"Autumn Leaves" is a much-recorded popular song. Originally a 1945 French song "Les feuilles mortes" (literally "Dead Leaves") with music by Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet Jacques Prévert, English lyrics were written in 1947 by the American songwriter Johnny Mercer. It has become a pop standard and a jazz standard in both languages, and as an instrumental. "Les feuilles mortes" was introduced by Yves Montand in 1946 for the film Les Portes de la Nuit.[1]
The film Autumn Leaves (1956) starring Joan Crawford featured the song, which was sung by Nat King Cole over the title sequence. The French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg wrote "La chanson de Prévert" as a tribute to this song. The tribute added much color into the song.
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It's not a French song. It's one of the most famous Hungarian songs. Kozma was Hungarian.
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best bass player I have seen in 40 years!
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bass solo great! at 2:10 he goes sharp and it still sounds fabulous!
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TheJazzzCritic approves of this filmclip. Bill Evans often hated it when his work was analyzed...he always thought it should be listened to and enjoyed. But, in his own modest way, was drawing attention away from the fact that he was a pioneer - pioneering into the uncharted lands of "the new sound", a new way of playing jazz. Everything about this rendering by this trio is pure perfection.
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Man, check out Borat shredding on bass hahaha
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Man, I'm not too big into piano, but I love Bill.
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Your video is a favorite on Guatemala
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this double bass sound sounds like slap bass :)
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hahaha 0:55 stupid bass
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Don't forget Pattatuchi + McBride.
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wow that bass is insane playing, he's too good
TheCsh7 8 months ago 14
@bunchOcookies You must not be listening because he plays the song's melody in his solo starting at 1:49.
pencap23 6 months ago 12