'Tis Autumn
| "'Tis Autumn" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Les Brown and His Orchestra | |
| B-side | "That Solid Old Man (Is Here Again)" |
| Released | September 17, 1949 |
| Genre | jazz standard |
| Length | 3:10 |
| Label | Okeh |
| Songwriter | Henry Nemo |
'Tis Autumn is a 1941 jazz standard written by Henry Nemo.[1] It was first recorded by Nat King Cole. It was first released by Les Brown and His Orchestra.
Other recordings
- It was later recorded by Chet Baker several times, including his 1959 album Chet,[2] and later with Bill Evans.
- Red Garland recorded it for his 1959 album All Kinds of Weather[3]
- Jackie Paris recorded it for The Song Is Paris (1962).[4]
- Joe Pass recorded it for several albums, including Simplicity (1967)[5] *Checkmate (1981)[6] and one with Ella Fitzgerald for their 1976 album Fitzgerald and Pass... Again.[7]
- Redd Foxx (as Fred Sanford) and guest star Timmie Rogers sing it in the 1975 "Brother, Can You Spare an Act?" episode of Sanford and Son.[8]
- American jazz singer Stacey Kent covered it for her 2003 album The Boy Next Door.[9]
- It has also been covered by Stan Getz, Bruce Eskovitz, Carmen McRae, Lee Konitz, Spike Robinson, Bob Dorough, Eddie Higgins and Bennie Wallace.[10]
References
- ↑ "Search Results for ''tis autumn' | SecondHandSongs".
- ↑ Carner, Gary (2012). Pepper Adams' Joy Road: An Annotated Discography. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-8108-8256-0.
- ↑ The Jazz Review. Kraus Reprint Company. 1960. p. 25.
- ↑ Mackenzie, Sir Compton; Stone, Christopher (1963). The Gramophone. General Gramophone Publications Limited. p. 45.
- ↑ Hi Fi/stereo Review. Ziff-Davis. 1967. p. 94.
- ↑ Lord, Tom (1 June 1997). The Jazz Discography. Lord Music Reference. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-881993-16-2.
- ↑ "Fitzgerald and Pass... Again". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ "Sanford and Son" Brother, Can You Spare an Act? (TV Episode 1975) - Trivia - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-10-03 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "The Boy Next Door". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ "'Tis Autumn". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.