| "Autumn in New York" | |
|---|---|
| Song byJ. Harold Murray | |
| Written | 1934 |
| Published | 1949 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Songwriter | Vernon Duke |
"Autumn in New York" is ajazz standard andpopular song composed byVernon Duke in Westport, Connecticut in the summer of 1934. It was written without a commission or for a specific show, but Duke offered it to producer Murray Anderson for his Broadway musicalThumbs Up! The play opened on December 27, 1934, when the song was performed by singerJ. Harold Murray.[1] The song was not published until 1949.[a]
Many versions of the song have been recorded over the years by numerous musicians and singers. The only version to achieve chart success as a single in the US was that byFrank Sinatra, which reached No. 27 in 1949.[2] Jazz versions have been performed bythe Hi-Lo's,Charlie Parker,Billie Holiday,Sonny Stitt,Dexter Gordon,Bing Crosby,Kenny Dorham,Mary Lou Williams,Stan Kenton,Sarah Vaughan,Chet Baker,Sheila Jordan,Johnny Mathis,Bill Evans,Tal Farlow,Ahmad Jamal,Lena Horne,Buddy De Franco,Salvador Sobral,Al Haig,Diana Krall,Kimiko Itoh, and a duet version by Scottish singers Todd Gordon andCarol Kidd. The song was also recorded byJo Stafford, and byLouis Armstrong andElla Fitzgerald as a duet.Harry Connick Jr. did aNew Orleans Jazz version of the song for the 1989 movie, “When Harry Met Sally”.
