"Autumn Leaves" originated as "Les Feuilles Mortes," a melancholic French chanson composed by Joseph Kosma with French lyrics by Jacques Prévert. Its haunting melody later gained worldwide fame as a jazz standard when English lyrics were added by Johnny Mercer.
"Autumn Leaves" (originally "Les feuilles mortes") is a French song composed by Joseph Kosma with lyrics by Jacques Prévert. Popularized globally as a jazz standard, it has been covered by artists like Édith Piaf, Frank Sinatra, and Miles Davis.
A melancholic jazz standard originally titled "Les Feuilles Mortes," Autumn Leaves became a global phenomenon through its harmonic richness and evocative lyrics about memory and loss.
"Autumn Leaves" is a jazz standard originally composed as "Les Feuilles Mortes" for the 1945 film Les Portes de la Nuit. Popularized by Yves Montand and later English lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
"Autumn Leaves" (French: "Les Feuilles Mortes") is a timeless chanson composed by Joseph Kosma with lyrics by Jacques Prévert. Popularized by Yves Montand in 1946, it became a global jazz standard, blending melancholic poetry with evocative harmonies.
