Short Description: The sheet music is an arrangement of "Autumn Leaves" (Paula Coles) for piano & vocal (note-for-note), incl. lyrics
and chord symbols. In addition you find the accordion licks, also as clarinet in Bb.
Licensed Territory: Only Germany and Austria. You are not allowed to purchase the sheet music out of theses countries!
Instrumentation: Piano & Vocal incl. chord symbols
Instruments: In addition you find the accordion licks, also in Bb (e.g. for clarinet)
Interpreter: Paula Coles
Music: Joseph Cosma
Words by: Jasque Prévert, Johnny Mercer (english lyrics)
Level: 3 (of5)
Pages: 22 (10 score + 12 parts)
Order No. 101-380-8046d
Guarantee: yes
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Songfacts:
The jazzinotes score of Autumn Leaves in Paula Cole’s interpretation is arranged for piano and vocals. But there is also added optionally the accordion part of the original recording (in its very high registers), also adapted for clarinet in Bb. But this part may be omitted. The piano is very simple with reduced voicings like the guitar of the original recording. This way the tune is between jazz ballad, pop song and chanson. The rhythm of the vocals is very laid back and notated exactly. But a lead sheet with the original simple rhythm is also included. You will find the score (with vocals, accordion and piano), a score for piano & vocals only, the accordion part - also for clarinet in Bb.
In the solo part you will find in the piano a simplified version of the original guitar solo. In the score you will also find the note-for-note transcription of this solo. Of course you may invent in the solo part your own solo!
Autumn Leaves became famous because of Yves Montand’s interpretation which is available here at jazzinotes. Les Feuilles mortes is the famous song of his second movie Les Portes de la nuit (Gates of the Night), composed by Joseph Kosma, lyrics written by Jacques Prévert, both friends of Edith Piaf. Years later this movie became well-known in the USA, where Johnny Mercer wrote the English lyrics: Autumn Leaves, which helped the song to become well-known all over the world. Edith Piaf herself integrated this song in her repertoire - with French and English lyrics. You can find this version here at jazzinotes.
Maybe because of the beauty and the simplicity of Paula Cole’s
interpretation (US singer born in Rockport, Massachusetts in 1968) it
grew to one of the most known interpretations of this song with more
than 4 million visitors on YouTube. You will find this interpretation on
her albums Greatest Hits - Postcards from East Oceanside and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Transposition:
We can transpose the score for you. This is how it works:
1. Order it in the original version.
2. Order our article Transposition A.
3. Send an informal email to info@jazzinotes.com (subject: “Transposition”).
In the text of the email please indicate the title of the original as well as the
key desired.
You’ll receive the transposition within a couple of days as a pdf-file you can open using your password for the original version.