Indian Summer

Published: Aug. 1, 2019, 4 p.m.

Victor Herbert's modern, modest song of 1919 continues to enchant musicians to this day. WNYC's Sara Fishko tells the story in this archival edition of Fishko Files. (Produced in 2017)

“Indian Summer”
Lee Konitz, alto sax; Billy Bauer, guitar
Prestige, 1956

"Indian Summer"
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Jack Leonard, vocals
1939

"Indian Summer"
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Ray Eberle, vocals
Bluebird, 1939

"Indian Summer"
Sidney Bechet, soprano sax
1940

"Indian Summer"
Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax
1945

"Indian Summer"
Stan Getz, tenor sax
Prestige, 1949

"Indian Summer"
Chet Baker, trombone
Fantasy, 1959

"Indian Summer"
Barney Kessel, guitar
Contemporary, 1956

"Indian Summer"
Joe Pass, guitar
Pablo, 1973

"Indian Summer"
Jim Hall, guitar
A&M, 1976

"Indian Summer"
Frank Sinatra, vocals; Duke Ellington Orchestra
Frank Sinatra Enterprises, 1967

"Indian Summer"
Paul Desmond, sax
Sony, 1974

Fishko Files with Sara Fishko

Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley
Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister
Editor: Karen Frillmann