Autumn Leaves - Chet Baker

Autumn Leaves
(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer)
The Incredible Chet Baker Plays And Sings
Recorded at Cap Studios, Milan, Italy in March 1977.
Album Personnel:
Chet Baker - Trumpet, Vocals
Gianni Basso - Tenor Sax
Jacques Pelzer - Flute, Soprano Sax
Bruce Thomas - Piano
Lucio Terzano - Bass
Giancarlo Pillot - Drums
Ruth Young - Vocals

[vv]

Beautiful. I aquired this record from Italy and its a Chet Baker gem.

[vlada]

"The leaves are falling. As from far,
as if gardens in the Heaven wither.
They fall with self-denying ease..."

No book could tell all that is written on Chet's face. The only true history, as Rilke puts it, one written in the heart. Their voices are as if at arms length, singing it out, not for money, fame, or parade. Just falling down with autumn leaves.

[richardkelltoolmaker]

i like this song, maybe cos I'm nuts abt Ruth Young !!

I saw her a couple of days ago in part eight of the multiparter Chet Baker bio elsewhere on youtube and was enthralled at how enchanting a woman could be.

the acoustic for piano is excellent to my ears, thanks too for providing the line-up.