| "Les Feuilles mortes" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Jacques Prévert and Joseph Kosma, English lyrics by Johnny Mercer | |
| English title | "Autumn Leaves" |
| Written | 1945 |
| Released | 1946 by Enoch & Cie (Enoch (édition musicale) [fr]) |
| Genre | Chanson, jazz, pop |
| Composer(s) | Joseph Kosma |
| Lyricist(s) | Jacques Prévert (French), Johnny Mercer (English) |
"Autumn Leaves" is the English-language version of the French song "Les Feuilles mortes" ("The Dead Leaves") composed by Joseph Kosma in 1945. The original lyrics were written by Jacques Prévert in French, and the English lyrics were by Johnny Mercer. An instrumental recording by pianist Roger Williams was a number one best-seller in the US Billboard charts of 1955.
Since its introduction "Autumn Leaves" has become a jazz standard, and it is one of the most recorded songs by jazz musicians. More than a thousand commercial recordings are known to have been released by mainstream jazz and pop musicians.[1][2]
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