Full Orchestra - Digital Download

SKU: A0.502630

Composed by Johnny Mercer, Ralph Burns, and Woody Herman. Arranged by Kevin Riley. 20th Century,Jazz,Standards. Score and parts. 32 pages. Published by Kevin Riley (A0.502630).

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. Charted versions were by Woody Herman and by Jo Stafford, both in 1952. This arrangement is for Flute Quartet and full orchestra.