Tune details
Music: Archibald Joyce
Published / composed / adapted — see history: 1908
Original key: Not established
Study level: Intermediate; advanced where the inherited roadmap needs reconstruction
A minor-key melody with a descending inner line and a long, songlike route through related keys. The challenge is sustaining the line while the harmony keeps changing beneath it.
Keep the descending inner voice audible.

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Django recordings for this tune. Uploader dates and take labels remain source claims; only an evidenced exact association enables a row’s Listen control.
Uploader identifies this as Django Reinhardt’s performance; recording date and take require comparison with the discography.
| Entry | Year | Recording / session / release evidence | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1947 | Song d'Automne, 21/5/47, Fo 1784-RC ,"Fremeaux FA 313, Classics 1001,DRG 8473,Musidisc 403222,Dejavu CD 32, HEP CD 66"," - Brussels - QHCF - Django Reinhardt (elg), Hubert Rostaing (cl), EugeneVees (g), Emmanuel Soudieux (b), Pierre Fouad (d)" | — |
| 02 | 1947 | Song d'Automne, 7-15-22/9/47, "Fremeaux FA 314, Vogue 228E 6007, Vogue 668003-2"," - Paris - Souvenirs de Django - Django Reinhardt (elg), Hubert Rostaing (cl), Eugene Vees (g), Emmanuel Soudieux (b), Andre Jourdan (d)" | — |
| 03 | 1947 | September Song, 18/7/47, ST 2104-1 ,"Fremeaux FA 314, Classics 1046, Verve 835 418-1, Kardum GLO 139"," - Paris - QHCF - Django Reinhardt (elg), Hubert Rostaing (cl), Eugene Vees (g), Emmanuel Soudieux (b), Andre Jourdan (d)" | — |
| 04 | 1947 | September Song, 8-13/11/47, "Fremeaux FA 315, Vogue 228E 6006, Vogue 655611"," - Paris - Souvenirs de Django Reinhardt - Django Reinhardt (elg), Gerard Leveque (cl), Eugene Vees (g), Emmanuel Soudieux (b), Andre Jourdan (d)" | — |
| 05 | 1950 | September Song, 1950, CW15,"Fremeaux FA 318, RCA ND 70929-2, Dejavu CD 32"," - Rome - Django Reinhardt (elg), Andre Ekyan (as,cl), Ralph Schecroun (p) Alf Masselier (b), Roger Paraboschi (d)" | — |
| 06 | 1953 | September Song 10/3/53, Verve 835418-2," - Paris - Django Reinhardt (elg), Maurice Vander (p), Pierre Michelot(b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)" | — |
A dash means no video has been associated with this exact historical recording. Tune-level listening resources remain available above.
Songe d'Automne is credited here to Archibald Joyce. The source date is 1908; publication, composition and later lyric adaptations may have separate dates. The inherited archive lists 6 recording entries, with dated entries spanning 1947–1953. These are archive rows, not a claim that every entry is a distinct released take. The archive explicitly records releases labelled September Song. Those labels do not make Archibald Joyce’s Songe d’Automne the Weill composition.
Music: Archibald Joyce
Published / composed / adapted — see history: 1908
Original key: Not established
Study level: Intermediate; advanced where the inherited roadmap needs reconstruction
Listening task: Shape the long phrase across the inner-line descent; breathe at the phrase boundary rather than at every new symbol. Mark the key, pickup, phrase lengths and ending before comparing another version.
Song d'Automne, 21/5/47, Fo 1784-RC ,"Fremeaux FA 313, Classics 1001,DRG 8473,Musidisc 403222,Dejavu CD 32, HEP CD 66"," - Brussels - QHCF - Django Reinhardt (elg), Hubert Rostaing (cl), EugeneVees (g), Emmanuel Soudieux (b), Pierre Fouad (d)"
Compare the first and last listed entries for tempo, instrumentation and arrangement. Do not infer identical takes from a shared title. Keep the descending inner voice audible.
September Song 10/3/53, Verve 835418-2," - Paris - Django Reinhardt (elg), Maurice Vander (p), Pierre Michelot(b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)"
The inherited chart is in C minor. Confirm the backing track’s sounding key, pickup and complete form before playing; an instrument label may describe a transposed score.
Cm–Cm(maj7)–Cm7 traces C–B–B♭ internally. Fm, E♭ and A♭ widen the tonal field; G7 repeatedly restores the pull toward C minor.
The source’s Dd7 is undefined. Its 48-cell layout should be checked against the chosen arrangement; do not silently substitute a chord spelling.
[[Image:Songe.gif]] | Cm/// | Cm7M/// | Cm7///| F7/// | Fm/// | Fm/// | F#0/// | G7/// | | Cm/// | Cm7M/// | Cm7///| C7/// | Fm/// | Bb7/// | Eb/// | G7/// | | Cm/// | G7/// | G7/// | Cm/// | Bbm/// | Eb7/// | Ab/// | Dd7/// | | Cm/// | Ab7/// | Cm/// | Fm/// | F#0/// | G7/// | Cm/// | Cm/// | | Fm/// | Fm/// | Cm/// | Cm/// |D7(9-)/// | G7/// | Cm/// | C7/// | | Fm/// | Fm/// | Cm/// | Cm/// |D7(9-)/// | G7/// | Cm/// | Cm/// |Original source ↗
gael rouilhac · The inherited chart is in C minor. Confirm the backing track’s sounding key, pickup and complete form before playing; an instrument label may describe a transposed score. · 6:08
Checked 2026-10-01
Most-viewed suitable match selected from the captured search results after title/composition review; not a complete YouTube ranking. Source counts were captured on 1 October 2026. Coaching, unrelated songs and non-backing performances are excluded.
Performed studies, transcriptions, TAB, notation and lessons for studying Django’s solo. Resources are described by their creator; inclusion does not certify note-for-note accuracy.
DjangoKOR · source-described; accuracy not independently verified
Creator presents a study of Django’s recorded solo. Use it alongside the original recording; exact transcription accuracy has not been independently reviewed.
Checked 2026-10-02
Follow a shared key, a harmonic idea or a familiar form. Keys refer to this site’s chart editions; other recordings may use a different key.
No sufficiently supported harmonic comparison has been added yet.
No match is established in the current chart metadata.
A slow stream of angular autumn leaves follows a single continuous descending contour, several leaves briefly changing hue as they cross softer currents underneath. Sustained minor melody and inner voice become an autumn dream, not a travel claim.
An original editorial interpretation of the tune. This is an illustration, not an archival photograph or a documented reconstruction of a recording session.
Original Djangopedia illustration · AI-assisted, 2026
Illustration credits & provenance →Selected performances by notable Gypsy Jazz players and ensembles. Inclusion is editorial and does not imply an objective popularity ranking.
Olli Soikkeli; Paulus Schäfer; Noah Schäfer · Olli Soikkeli
Breda Nu Jazz Talk, live
Acoustic guitar trio interpretation.
If playback is unavailable, use the source link.
Olli Soikkeli, Paulus Schafer, Noah Schafer - Songe d AutomneOlli Soikkeli; Paulus Schäfer; Noah Schäfer · Olli SoikkeliBreda Nu Jazz Talk, liveAcoustic guitar trio interpretation.✓ Featured
Songe d'Automne by Fapy Lafertin & Le Jazz (album version)Fapy Lafertin & Le Jazz · Dave Kelbie1996 · Hungaria album sessionsDocumented independent album recording with Bob Wilbur, Dave Kelbie, Pete Finch and Tony Bevir; audio presentation.Select performance
Songe d'autumneBiréli Lagrène / Gipsy Project · Biréli LagrèneGipsy Project & Friends albumOfficial distributed recording; release year is not used as a performance year.Select performance
Songe D’Automne - Olli Soikelli, Harry Diplock, Matt Holborn, Sol Grimshaw and Lorenzo MorabitoOlli Soikkeli; Harry Diplock; Matt Holborn; Sol Grimshaw; Lorenzo Morabito · Harry DiplockDjango Reinhardt Sessions, Green Note, CamdenLive guitar, violin and bass ensemble; the stated 8 October has no explicit year.Select performance
Songe D'automne - The Hot Club of Austin - Gypsy JazzHot Club of Austin · The Hot Club of AustinHot Club ensemble performanceIndependent ensemble version of Songe d’Automne.Select performance
Dream of Autumn - Songe d'automneHot Club d’Afrique · Édgar F. HurtadoLucit Restaurant and Theatre; Johannesburg quartetIndependent quartet interpretation presented as a 360-degree concert video.Select performanceLoop the first four cells and move only the upper voice. Then rehearse the final sixteen cells as two related answers, clearly marking the different turnaround.
Let the descending inner voice carry the motion. Avoid a loud bass change on every passing harmony when the melody is trying to sustain.
Start around 100–140 bpm; increase only after the form stays secure
Loop the first four cells and move only the upper voice. Then rehearse the final sixteen cells as two related answers, clearly marking the different turnaround.
Begin with four quarter-note clicks. Halve the click rate and hear beats 2 and 4 while maintaining the same phrase lengths.
Songe d'Automne — C minor; 48 printed cells; long opening material followed by two eight-cell answers. Agree the pickup, tempo and ending before counting in.
48 printed cells; long opening material followed by two eight-cell answers. The source’s Dd7 is undefined. Its 48-cell layout should be checked against the chosen arrangement; do not silently substitute a chord spelling.
Start with melody and bass only. Add the following colour without interrupting the melody: Sing C–B–B♭ above a held C bass in the opening.
Let the descending inner voice carry the motion. Avoid a loud bass change on every passing harmony when the melody is trying to sustain. Agree the full roadmap and signal the last head before it starts.
This guide focuses on the instrumental arrangement; any lyric adaptation needs separate credit and a chosen key.
This player guide combines inherited recording evidence and editorial study notes. Musical study notes are editorial suggestions; compare them with the recording.
Djangopedia — inherited chart and recording rows ↗
Composition credits and background ↗
gael rouilhac — practice backing ↗
Feature photograph — source collection ↗
Original Djangopedia illustration · AI-assisted, 2026
An original editorial interpretation of the tune. This is an illustration, not an archival photograph or a documented reconstruction of a recording session.
Generated with the native image-generation tool on 2026-10-08; original editorial artwork, not a historical photograph.
Prompt: Use case: illustration-story. One original editorial feature illustration for Djangopedia's guide “Songe d'Automne”. Landscape 1536 × 1024, opaque background. Scene: A slow stream of angular autumn leaves follows a single continuous descending contour, several leaves briefly changing hue as they cross softer currents underneath. Sustained minor melody and inner voice become an autumn dream, not a travel claim. Musical basis from the guide: A minor-key melody with a descending inner line and a long, songlike route through related keys. The challenge is sustaining the line while the harmony keeps changing beneath it. The supplied chart is C minor; form: 48 printed cells; long opening material followed by two eight-cell answers; feel: Swing. These describe musical inspiration, not visible writing. Historical context: Songe d'Automne is credited here to Archibald Joyce. The source date is 1908; publication, composition and later lyric adaptations may have separate dates. Do not illustrate disputed historical claims or suggest this imagined scene is an archival session. Medium: expressionistic gouache. Dominant palette: rust plum and grey blue. Composition: descending leaves across long current. Human presence: none. Strong intentional design, clearly drawn/painted, distinctive material marks; keep essential subject safely within the central 70 percent width and middle 80 percent height for card crops. Maintain enough visual substance at thumbnail size. Broad inspiration observed in old photo, ONLY scale/rhythm and never a reference image: close guitar body and neck; strong foreground diagonals. Independently invent every pose, perspective, clothing, setting and lighting. Avoid: No source concert image, face or repeated sunset landscape. No photorealism, archival simulation, generated text, letters, numbers, labels, fake musical notation, logo, signature, watermark, fake dates, yellowed-paper patina, recognizable artwork or copied photograph. No imitation of any named artist. Render the art edge to edge without borders, mockup or typography. Batch B diversity compensation: make light and midtone areas substantial; avoid near-black dominant backdrops, violet monochrome, empty chair/stool/bench compositions, repeated sunset terraces and generic cloud panoramas. Preserve the stated tune-specific scene. Human figures remain standing or peripheral except an explicitly named ensemble; no centered seated Django portrait. For graphic images use clearly plain colour shapes, no ruled parallel staffs, circles with stems, note-like marks or typography.
Photograph provenance and rights are stated separately. Attribution does not establish permission.