Autumn in New York, Harmonica, Howard Levy

Autumn in New York is a beautiful ballad written in 1934 by Russian born composer Vladimir Dukelsky, who, at the urging of his friend George Gershwin, changed his name to Vernon Duke. He wrote this song before returning to NYC from his Connecticut summer home. It captures a lot of my feelings about my hometown, New York. When I play it, I hear the lyrics, see Central Park, and dig into the rich harmonies and chord changes. The harmonica I used in this video: Hohner Bb Marine Band with Special 20 reed coverplates (customized by Joe Filisko) Download free backing track: Howards revolutionary harmonica book Rhythms of the Breath, My Harps and Gear: Howards online harmonica school: Website: Facebook: Instagram: