LeGrand Jazz (CD)

One of the most popular and innovative of contemporary film composers, Michel Legrand has also done great work as a jazz pianist and arranger. Born in Paris, he developed an early interest in jazz, and worked as an arranger for the likes of Miles Davis and John Coltrane in the '50s. His film composition career took off in the '60s with scores for such legendary films as THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG and MY LIFE TO LIVE. Since then, he's scored countless films and earned a shelf full of awards.

• Category:  Music  »  Jazz  »  Piano
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: October 25, 1990
• Label: Verve (USA)
• UPC: 042283007420
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106665154
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #22811 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #1513 in Jazz (See Top 100 Jazz Bestsellers)
• #212 in Piano (See Top 100 Piano Bestsellers)

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Recorded June 25, 27 and 30, 1958 in New York City.

Personnel: Michel Legrand (conductor-arranger); Phil Woods, Gene Quill (alto saxophone); John Coltrane, Seldon Powell, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Jerome Richardson (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet); Teo Macero (baritone saxophone); Frank Rehak, Bill Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Royal, Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, Joe Wilder, Miles Davis (trumpet); James Buffington (French horn); Eddie Bert (trombone); Major Holly (tuba, bass); Herbie Mann (flute); Betty Glamann (harp); Eddie Costa, Don Elliot (vibraphone); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Bill Evans, Nat Pierce, Hank Jones (piano); Milt Hinton, Paul Chambers, George Duvivier (bass); Kenny Davis, Osie Johnson, Don Lamond (drums).

Known primarily as a film composer, Michel Legrand made occasional, and highly notable, excursions into jazz as an arranger and conductor. LEGRAND JAZZ is his masterwork on this front, featuring his superb arrangements on 11 jazz standards performed by three different all-star groups. Legrand's re-workings of these familiar chestnuts are lush, ambitious, and often startling.

Even if Legrand's hadn't had a hand in the sessions, though, the personnel list would be enough to drool over. The first group, which covers Monk's "'Round Midnight" and Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz," among others, features Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and pianist Bill Evans in its lineup. The second group takes on "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" and Django Reinhardt's "Nuages," with help from tenor sax great Ben Webster and flautist Herbie Mann. "Stompin' at the Savoy" and "Night in Tunisia" are performed by the third group, which boasts trumpeters Art Farmer and Donald Byrd, bassist Milt Hinton, and saxophonist (and famed producer) Teo Macero. Top-drawer playing, exquisite arrangements, and fine conducting make this Legrand album a classic.

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