George Shearing - Autumn In New York (Capitol Records 1956) video free download

"Autumn in New York" is a jazz standard composed by Vernon Duke in 1934 for the Broadway musical Thumbs Up! which opened on December 27, 1934, performed by J. Harold Murray. Several versions of the song have been recorded over the years by numerous musicians and singers.

Sir George Shearing,(August 13, 1919 – February 14, 2011) was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. The composer of over 300 titles, including the jazz standard "Lullaby of Birdland", he had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s. He died of heart failure in New York City, at the age of 91.

Update: I do apologize for having the wrong LP cover uploaded, at the time I was under the impression that this was the 1974 version when in fact it's the 1956 version from album entitled "The Shearing Spell" Again, sorry for the confusion!

A wonderfully said comment in regards to George Shearing's Autumn in New York:

When I hear this work, I can remember when I lived in my beloved New York. I lived on CPW and when autumn came, I would see the trees in Central Park changing color from red to gold to gone. Collars would begin to turn-up, and coats would be buttoned tightly. Then, after walking those cold blocks, you would duck into a small, intimate cocktail lounge or café, and listen to George Shearing play Autumn in New York. It's how memories are made - 555kappock

Autumn in New York

Why does it seem so inviting

Autumn in New York

It spells the thrill of first nighting

Glittering crowds

And shimmering clouds

In canyons of steel

They're making me feel, I'm home

It's autumn in New York

That brings the promise of new love

Autumn in New York

Is often mingled with pain

Dreamers with empty hands

They sigh for exotic lands

It's autumn in New York

It's good to live it again

Lovers that bless the dark

On the benches in central park

Greet autumn in New York

It's good to live it again

Autumn in New York

It's good to live it again