Fall Break: Autumn in New York

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Glad to feature the first post from FROM SFC STUDENT EMPLOYEE AND “HELL OR HIGH WATER” COORDINATOR, KATHERINE HJERPE

As the weary students here at UNC-Chapel Hill celebrate and travel for the long weekend otherwise known as Fall Break, the Southern Folklife Collection remains open and active, inside Wilson Library at the base of the quad. To celebrate this mid-semester moment of repose, we dug through the stacks for some seasonal accompaniment, a few of the many versions of the 1934 Duke Vernon song, “Autumn in New York,” a popular destination for UNC students this weekend but a $35 Chinatown bus ride away.
Originally composed for the musical “Thumbs Up!” back in the 1930’s, the song is a jazz standard appearing on countless records and namesaking others, such as the 1956 Verve release by Greensboro’s own jazz guitarist Tal Farlow (FC-24443 in the UNC Library Catalog). Included below is an excerpt of the recording.
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FC_24443_3, Autumn in New York, Tal Farlow, Southern Folklife Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill
Farlow’s guitar rendition may be one of the most popular, but one of our favoirites is probably this1976 by saxophonist Dexter Gordon, FC-19092 in our catalog.
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FC_19092_5, Autumn in New York, Dexter Gordon, Southern Folklife Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill
Philadelphia jazz pianist Kenny Barron’s 1985 version is equally nostalgic, FC-24615. FC_24615_2, Autumn in New York, Kenny Barron, Southern Folklife Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill
Enjoy the Autumn weekend wherever you may be.
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