Which version of Autumn Leaves?

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Two incredible performances of the standard "Autumn Leaves." Which one do you prefer?

http://youtu.be/4Xi-emWNePw

Autumn Leaves is the first one in this video and stops at about 26:06—
http://youtu.be/ayqrJldHzLo

It's a hard one for me. Wynton's has a lot of technical prowess appeals to the theory nerd in me with all of its metric modulations. Not to mention, it just feels so good. I will have to go with Keith's though. His harmonies at the beginning are very poignant, his solos captivating, and the ending just as poignant as the beginning. 

Edited by Polymorphia - 20 Dec 2012 at 12:08pm

Poll Question: Which version of Autumn Leaves do you prefer?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Wynton Marsalis, Standards, Vol. 1	2	[100.00%]
Keith Jarret, At the Blue Note, Disc 3	0	[0.00%]
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Polymorphia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Newbie Joined: 17 Dec 2012 Status: Offline Points: 36	Post Options Post Reply Quote Polymorphia Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Which version of Autumn Leaves? Posted: 20 Dec 2012 at 12:05pm
	Two incredible performances of the standard "Autumn Leaves." Which one do you prefer? http://youtu.be/4Xi-emWNePw Autumn Leaves is the first one in this video and stops at about 26:06— http://youtu.be/ayqrJldHzLo It's a hard one for me. Wynton's has a lot of technical prowess appeals to the theory nerd in me with all of its metric modulations. Not to mention, it just feels so good. I will have to go with Keith's though. His harmonies at the beginning are very poignant, his solos captivating, and the ending just as poignant as the beginning. Edited by Polymorphia - 20 Dec 2012 at 12:08pm

js Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Site admin Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Location: Memphis Status: Offline Points: 35348	Post Options Post Reply Quote js Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Dec 2012 at 1:06pm
	"Autumn Leaves" is not one of my favorites, but what Wynton and his group do with it is very clever. I prefer the Marsalis version, and those constant rhythm changes are very difficult, but it comes across as an exercise in cleverness, still it was fun to hear. I like Jarret's very early playing, but since the 70s he has been a little on the dramatic side for me

Kazuhiro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Location: Tokyo, Japan Status: Offline Points: 3774	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kazuhiro Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Dec 2012 at 6:38pm
	I went to Wynton if I chose the list, but I did not like this music very much. It was sentimental, and various musicians played the melody like that. However, the Sarah Vaughan version seemed to change the impression.