Autumn in New York
Context
Composed by Vernon Duke in the summer of 1934 and premiered on Broadway in the revue Thumbs Up! in December, the song was not published until 1949. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong recorded it as a duet in the summer of 1957 in Hollywood for Ella and Louis Again (Verve), with Armstrong also playing trumpet, accompanied by Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown and Louie Bellson.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).
Cited in 1 radio episode
- Sep 22, 2026: Autumn in New York - American Equinox
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