"Autumn Leaves" by Larry Coryell

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Title

"Autumn Leaves" by Larry Coryell

Alternative Title

"Autumn Leaves" by Coryell

Subject

Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States

Description

An audio recording of "Autumn Leaves," composed by Joseph Kosma (1905-1969) with lyrics by Jacques Prévert (1900-1977, and performed by Larry Coryell (b. 1943) live on-air on WUCF-FM on June 8, 1999. Coryell is an American jazz fusion guitarist, composer, and one of the pioneers of jazz-rock, a fusion genre that combines elements of blues, rock, country, and bop. Considered by many to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Coryell has shared the stage with Miles Davis (1926-1991) and Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970). He has remained active since the 1960s, recording over 100 albums. "Autumn Leaves" is a jazz and pop standard composed by Kosma in 1945. American songwriter Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) wrote English lyrics in 1947.

Creator

Kosma, Joseph
Prévert, Jacques

Source

Original 7-minute and 34-second audio recording: Kosma, Joseph and Jacques Prévert. "Autumn Leaves," by Larry Coryell: WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, June 8, 1999.

Publisher

Date Created

1999-06-08

Date Copyrighted

1999-06-08

Date Issued

1999-06-08

Contributor

Coryell, Larry

Is Part Of

Jazz Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida

Requires

Multimedia software, such as QuickTime.

Format

audio/mp3

Medium

7-minute and 34-second audio recording

Type

Sound

Coverage

WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Music Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Joseph Kosma and Jacques Prévert, performed by Larry Coryell, and published by WUCF-FM.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Joseph Kosma and Jacques Prévert and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Cravero, Geoffrey

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

Coryell, Larry. Improvising: My Life in Music. New York: Backbeat, 2007.

Collection

Citation

Kosma, Joseph and Prévert, Jacques, “"Autumn Leaves" by Larry Coryell,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4844.

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