C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.499546 Composed by Johnny Mercer, Ralph Burns, and Woody Herman. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #112861. Published by John Fries (A0.499546). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer. Early Autumn (1949) is a song composed by Ralph Burns and Woody Herman with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Charted versions were by Woody Herman and by Jo Stafford, both in 1952.