Michel Legrand

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Michel Jean Legrand, born February 24, 1932 in Paris, France made his fame and fortune from writing for films, but he has done significant work in jazz on an occasional basis. In 1957, he arranged a set of dixieland and swing standards for a French orchestra (recorded on Philips), in 1958 he used three different all-star groups for the classic Legrand Jazz (with such sidemen as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Phil Woods, Herbie Mann, Bill Evans, Ben Webster, Art Farmer and others), in 1968 he recorded a strictly jazz set with a trio and Legrand has written for albums led by Stan Getz (1971)… , Sarah Vaughan (1972), and on several occasions, Phil Woods. Several of his songs (such as “What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life”, “Watch What Happens” and “The Summer Knows”) have been recorded many times by jazz musicians.

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jbchervin wrote:
last month

i'm a big Victoria Legrand/Beach House fan. I think I'm a bigger Michel Legrand fan now. I've always especially loved Gershwin and this seems to be a wonderful extension of his work.

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ashleyrobb wrote:
November 2009

how about the band a part soundtrack?

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ashleyrobb wrote:
November 2009

whoa i never knew legrand was such a stud.

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Treason_is_bad wrote:
October 2009

I came across "Legrand Jazz" (original print) in a bargain bin today, it was the best 98 cent purchase I've ever made.

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mekaal wrote:
June 2009

very good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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moddymod wrote:
June 2009

Love "The Windmills of Your Mind" in The Thomas Crown Affair.

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montezumalll wrote:
May 2009

hi all ,whats about this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48SMEAwXwBY

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harajukudude wrote:
February 2009

a group for people who love to discover great bands that none of your friends know about ! http://www.last.fm/group/Esoteric+Freaks

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mandrak2000 wrote:
February 2009

Votez pour l'image !... (moi, j'en préférerais une plus rigolote...)

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gopota wrote:
January 2009

The greatest!!!

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JesseThomas wrote:
January 2009

I've been listening to the 'une femme est une femme' soundtrack quite abit lately, it hasn't been showing up in my played tracks though..

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ihavesoldout wrote:
November 2008

Michel Legrand [2]

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area0012008 wrote:
November 2008

Michel Legrand

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rumboon wrote:
November 2008

Anyone who has the Bande à part theme in digital form? Please contact me.

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Mannequentin wrote:
October 2008

I love his niece.

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mandrak2000 wrote:
October 2008

Listen him with michel legrand

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vladik00001 wrote:
October 2008

bellissima)!!

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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
September 2008

Michel Legrand—now connected to the brandnew group ➤ Saint-Germain-des-Prés

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mJana wrote:
August 2008

The Boston Wrangler from The Thomas Crown Affair OST.

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guggenheim0824 wrote:
August 2008

J'aime son travail. Grande musique !!

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