But no recording of “Autumn Leaves” is as definitive as Cannonball Adderley’s recording from his album entitled “Somethin’ Else”. A quick YouTube search will find you recordings by artists as diverse as Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Chet Baker, Nat King Cole, Barbara Streisand, Eric Clapton, etc. There are so many definitive recordings of “Autumn Leaves”. If you search google for “must know jazz tunes”, there may be some variation on what tunes people think are important to know, but every one of those lists will have the blues, rhythm changes, and “Autumn Leaves”. If you’re at a jam session and someone calls “Autumn Leaves”, you better know it. If you only know five jazz tunes, you still probably know “Autumn Leaves”. If you only know ten jazz tunes, you probably know “Autumn Leaves”. It’s one of the first standards that every jazz student learns. “Autumn Leaves” is one of those standards that everyone knows.
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