"'Tis Autumn": Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video
"'Tis Autumn"
In his book 52nd Street The Street of Jazz, Arnold Shaw quotes Johnny Mercer (from a tape recording) talking about his experiences at The Onyx, a jazz club on 52nd Street in NYC during the thirties and forties("Gordy" is Gordon Jenkins):
Gordy and I always met at the Onyx, where I also frequently spent time with Bernie Hanighen. Wrote "My Old Man" with Bernie. I wish he hadn't quit writing. The middle part of "My Old Man" is written around a riff developed by the Spirits of Rhythm. I think that "'Tis Autumn" was written the same way. A lot of tunes were built on riffs that jazz bands and soloists of those days improvised. I think Bernie built "Man" on Leo Watson's style of singing. The words just went along (Shaw, p. 79) .
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What is 'Tis Autumn?
In his book 52nd Street The Street of Jazz , Arnold Shaw quotes Johnny Mercer (from a tape recording) talking about his experiences at The Onyx, a jazz club on 52nd Street in NYC during the thirties and forties("Gordy" is Gordon Jenkins ):
How should 'Tis Autumn be cited?
Cite this page as ""'Tis Autumn": Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video," Cafe Songbook, https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/t/tis_autumn.html
Which Cafe Songbook pages are related?
Also read Johnny Mercer, songwriter (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songwriters/m_sws/mercer_johnny.html); Gordon Jenkins, songwriter (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songwriters/j_sws/jenkins_gordon.html); "To Keep My Love Alive" (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/t/to_keep_my_love_alive.html); "Time on My Hands (and you in my arms)" (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/t/time_on_my_hands_m.html).
Cite this page: "'Tis Autumn": Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video, Cafe Songbook, https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/t/tis_autumn.html