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"Early Autumn" is a song composed by Ralph Burns and Woody Herman with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song grew out of the fourth segment of Burns's "Summer Sequence" concert piece. The original recording was made by Herman's second herd on December 27, 1947, which had a notable eight-bar solo by saxophonist Stan Getz.
Oct 6, 2017 · History of Early Autumn. In 1946, the classically inclined arranger Ralph Burns brought a three-part neo-Impressionist suite to bandleader Woody Herman called Summer Sequence.
Oct 28, 2016 · In order to fill out the concert where “Ebony Concerto” was to be presented, Herman had one of his arrangers, the gifted Ralph Burns, (pictured at right) compose a piece which was called “Summer Sequence.”. It was a three-part work which ran about nine minutes, and Herman recorded it in September of 1946. The fourth part of “Summer ...
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Oct 6, 2017 · History of Early Autumn. In 1946, the classically inclined arranger Ralph Burns brought an Impressionist three-part suite to bandleader Woody Herman called Summer Sequence. As Gary Giddens notes in Visions of Jazz, Herman recorded the three parts in September '46, when saxophonist Flip Phillips was the band's chief saxophone soloist.
Nov 13, 2007 · Outside of his legendary work with the Woody Herman band, Burns played a major role in the musical scores for some of the biggest hits on Broadway, including “Chicago,” “No, No, Nanette,” “Sweet Charity,” “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” and “Dancin’.”
Apr 12, 2018 · And he always said that Ralph Burns gave him the courage to change arrangements. Burns in turn found in Herman and the Herman band the perfect vehicle for his outstanding talent as a writer. Here's a wonderful essay about Ralph that appeared in the April 2002 edition of the Jazzletter.
