Billie Holiday Autumn In New York ( Rare 78 RPM Take) Clef Records 1952

Autumn in New York is a jazz standard composed by Vernon Duke in 1934 for the Broadway musical Thumbs Up which opened on December 27, 1934, performed by J. Harold Murray. Several versions of the song have been recorded over the years by numerous musicians and singers. Recorded in Los Angeles, Billie s sweetandsour rendition is resigned and expectant. You hear the pain and the joy at once. Billie recorded the song twice on the same date, once for the 10inch LP and again, slightly slower, for the 78r