Juliette Gréco beautifully performs “Les Feuilles Mortes,” which was composed by Joseph Kosma in 1945, and recorded by Yves Montand in 1949, and later retitled “The Autumn Leaves” with English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Mercer’s friend and former bandmate Jo Stafford to made the first English-language recording in July, 1950.
A half-French half-English version was released by Édith Piaf in 1951.
Monsieur Pas de Merde also recommends the brilliant version of “Autumn Leaves” recorded by Eva Cassady
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