Roger Williams (2) – Autumn Leaves. Label: Kapp Records, Inc. – KL-1012. Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono. Country: US. Released: 1965. On Media: KAPP Roger Williams Strings & Orchestra Directed by Glenn Osser F9-OP-9363 33 1/3 LONG PLAY Manufactured by KAPP Records, Inc. New York. Other Versions (5 of 6) View All. Cat.
Autumn Leaves" is a popular song and jazz standard composed by Joseph Kosma with original lyrics by Jacques Prévert in French, and later by Johnny Mercer in English. An instrumental version by pianist Roger Williams was a best-seller in the USA Billboard charts of 1955. Kosma was a native of Hungary who was introduced to Prévert in Paris.
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In 1955 the song in the charts was Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes) by Roger Williams. Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes) by Roger Williams. 23. ▼ Select Rank Below 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 #.
In 1955, pianist Roger Williams recorded "Autumn Leaves", the only piano instrumental to reach on Billboard's popular music chart. It sold over two million copies and was awarded a gold disc. This version was known for WIlliam's descending scales and arpeggios, depicting the falling leaves from the trees to the grounds below. It greatly outsold the 1956 version of a piano instrumental with Ray Turner backed by orchestration and conducting by Victor Young Barney Kessel the great jazz guitarist recorded this song as the title cut on the album Autumn Leaves (1968, Black Lion).
Roger Williams' majestic instrumental reading of music written by Joseph Kosma hit in August of 1955 and stayed at the summit for a month. Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes)" is a lovely melody which also hit the Top 100 for Mitch Miller, The Ray Charles Singers and Jackie Gleason at the end of 1955. Roger Williams' Greatest Hits.
The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold I see your lips, the summer kisses The sunburned hand I used to hold. Since you went away the days grow long And soon I'll hear old winter's song But I miss you most of all, my darling When autumn leaves start to fall. I see your lips, the summer kisses The sunburned hand I used to hold. Written by: Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma.
Listen to music from Roger Williams like Autumn Leaves, Etude No. 3 In E Major, Op. 10 "Tristesse" & more. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Roger Williams. Roger Williams (October 1, 1924 – October 8, 2011), born Louis Jacob Weertz, was an American popular music pianist. As of 2004, he had released 116 albums. He was born to a Lutheran minister, the Rev.
