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Sunday Under the Covers: Autumn Leaves

Posted 2 months ago


In late 1988, producer Michael Cuscuna and Jazz pianist McCoy Tyner began a solo piano recording project at Merkin Hall in New York City. This cover of the Joseph Cosma/Jacques Prevert/Johnny Mercer Pop standard not only changes colors, but dances in the wind!

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  1. Spike says

    It's interesting to hear him span the harmonic and structural gap here between his ground-breaking Coltrane group style and this more traditional style.  It's a rich mix.

    Permalink posted 09/15/2009

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