%0 Journal Article %T History and Analysis of 'Autumn Leaves' %A Philippe Baudoin %J Current Research in Jazz %D 2012 %I Current Research in Jazz %X Judging by the number of times it has been recorded, 'Autumn Leaves' is the most important non-American standard in the jazz repertoire. This article traces the composition's interesting history through the various published versions, and shows how its oft-studied musical structure has ties to classical compositions. %K Autumn Leaves %K Joseph Kosma %K Jacques Prevert %K Johnny Mercer %U http://www.crj-online.org/v4/CRJ-AutumnLeaves.php