Autumn Leaves Backing Track Jazz - This standard is part of any teaching program because it has essential elements in jazz.

"Autumn Leaves" is a jazz theme composed by Joseph Kosma with English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Jazz historian Philippe Baudoin noted that "it has been recorded about 1,400 times by modern and conventional jazz musicians and is the eighth most recorded song by jazz artists."

This theme is in AABC form and offers great didactics for beginning jazz players to become familiar with jazz harmony, as the chord progression is full of II–V–I and II–V sequences, which are typical of jazz.

Several artists have performed this song, including Cannonball Adderley, Chet Baker, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Miles Davis, Doris Day, Bill Evans, Erroll Garner, Jim Hall, Ron Carter, Ahmad Jamal, Keith Jarrett, Wynton Kelly , Joe Pass, Art Pepper, Edith Piaf, Louis Prima, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, Mel Tormé, McCoy Tyner, Sarah Vaughan, Ben Webster, Chet Atkins, Barney Kessel, Ted Greene, Stanley Jordan and many others.

This backing track consists of drums, double bass and piano. the tempo is at 140bpm.

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