Autumn in New York Backing Track – Here, the student can improvise over one of the most beautiful themes in jazz history.

Autumn in New York is a jazz standard composed in 1934 by Vernon Duke. This song has been beautifully interpreted by great artists such as Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Stan Kenton, Sarah Vaughan, Sheila Jordan, Bill Evans, Clifford Brown, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Sonny Stitt, Tal Farlow, Kenny Burrell, Mark Whitfield, Ahmad Jamal, Diana Krall, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Bud Powell, Stanley Jordan, and others.

Below is the lyric of this song:

“Autumn in N.Y., why does it seem so inviting?
Autumn in N.Y., it spells the thrill of first-nighting.
Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds in canyons of steel;
they’re making me feel: I’m home.

It’s autumn in N.Y. that brings the promise of new love.
Autumn in N.Y. is often mingled with pain.
Dreamers with empty hands may sigh for exotic lands;
It’s autumn in N.Y.;
It’s good to live it again.

Autumn in N.Y., the gleaming rooftops at sundown
Autumn in N.Y., it lifts you up when you’re let down
jaded roués and gay divorces who lunch at the Ritz
will tell you that it’s divine

It’s autumn in N.Y. transforms the slums into Mayfair
Autumn in New York, you’ll need no castle in Spain
Lovers that bless the dark
On benches in Central Park
Greet autumn in New York,
It’s good to live it again”

This backing track is composed of a trio with drums, bass, and guitar. The tempo is set at 100bpm.

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