The piece of folded, faded sheet music slipped out from the memory box I was carrying and floated to the floor, reminiscent of the song printed on it: “Autumn Leaves.” I hadn’t touched a piano in ...

Roger Williams, the pianist whose lush versions of familiar tunes like “Autumn Leaves” and “Born Free” became hit recordings in the 1950s and ’60s and who continued to perform in concerts into his 80s ...