About blog marc myers writes daily on jazz legends and legendary jazz recordings. Lestranges in the nights new cd is called new things to say. Flac download michel legrand i love paris 19542019 flac. Flac download michel legrand i love paris 19542019. Marc myers writes regularly for the wall street journal and is author of anatomy of a song grove and why jazz happened. Lots of funk, jazz and latin rhythms here, hope you enjoy it, and please say hi in the comments. Tracks a1, a6, b1, b3 recorded june 25, 1958 new york city tracks a2, a4, b2, b4 recorded june 27, 1958 new york city. Next are what appear to be three early 1962 rehearsal tracks featuring michel legrand on piano, performing with his sister christiane legrand, who went on to provide the vocals for the character madame emery, played by anne vernon in the film. I love paris cl555, columbia album of cole porter c2l4, legrand in rio cl 19 and i love movies cl 1178. Founded in 2007, jazzwax is a threetime winner of the jazz journalists associations best blog award, including 2018. Jan 27, 2017 originally issued as legrand jazz columbia cs8079. He turns 85 this year, and impexs reissue of legrand jazz is a timely tribute. Legrand jazz gets grand impex aaa reissue analog planet.
Mood music is how the annotation characterizes this album of mediumsized ensembles imaginatively arranged by the then still in his 20s french jazz enthusiast michel legrand. Legrand chose to arrange tunes written by actual jazz musicians rather than the usual great american songbook suspects. Tenor great ben webster, flutist herbie mann, four trombonists, and a rhythm section perform pieces by duke ellington, earl hines, django reinhardt nuages, and the. A archive of blogs with download links for rare vinyl rips for hiphop samples. Fra i piu sofisticati della musica jazz, e considerato uno dei cinque grandi del musical americano gli altri erano george gershwin.
The range of his activities across his career is considerably broader than film work, however, also including composition for the stage, and an equally impressive resume in the area of light jazz. Legrand jazz original jazz sound, an album by michel legrand on spotify. In the 50 years i have been seriously listening to music i keep returning to this brilliant and unique collection. Listen to your favorite songs from legrand jazz by michel legrand now. All musical material is rerecorded and does not use in any form the original music or original vocals or any feature of the original recording. We now think of crime jazz as a cleche, but legrands work of the era showed that cloak and dagger, swingin pad sound really did exist. Flac jazz progetto tnt jazz vinyl the cbs album of cole portervinile rimasterizzato lp remastered dati album anno.
Michel legrand featuring miles davis legrand jazz discogs. Listen to the jitterbug waltz by michel legrand on slacker radio stations, including miles davis. Part of its success had to do with brand loyalty, as the leader of the album, who handpicked the musicians for three different recording sessions and chose and arranged each composition with specific players in mind, was michel legrand. Legrand jazz by michel legrand on amazon music unlimited. Made from the columbia session tapes and cut on the alltube bernie grundman mastering and. Throughout this phenomenal lp, the arrangements are colorful and.
May 09, 2020 about blog marc myers writes daily on jazz legends and legendary jazz recordings. Legrand jazz is the result of legrand traveling to america and using his columbia records contract to enlist label mates and soon to be. Michael fremer, september 2017, rated 1011 music, 1111 sound legrand jazz is a must for any jazz fans music library, but its provenance is like on steroids. To record it, legrand took eleven iconic jazz tunes and arranged them for three different groups of outstanding jazzmen. Ghostlight records will release melissas new jazzinflected recording of oscarwinning composer michel legrands song hurry home, as a single on december 8. Imp 6028 of columbia cs 8079 it is about time legrand jazz, this historic jazz lpor shall i say hard bopwas reissued properly. The images are for illustrative purposes only and are not contractual. Deux autres ouvrages sur le jazz ont ete recompenses. Legrand took 11 famous jazz compositions and arranged them for three different groups. Michel legrand legrand jazz, side two 1958 24 bit, 44100 hz stereo vinyl transfer via pioneer plx500 direct drive turntable. Lestranges in the night, official website, new things to say.
While i certainly knew barely about the likes of miles davis, john coltrane and bill evans by the time i received this album in 1959, all of whom. Music rights are covered by collection societies and publishers. Academy and grammy awardwinning composerarranger michel legrand the umbrellas of cherbourg, summer of 42, the thomas crown. This isnt an advertisingrun download bonanza site, its one person sharing music for conversation. Legrand jazz is an excellent 2017 limited edition from impex submitted by vinylisgreat77 on sat, 20180714 14. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs. The windmills of your mind michel legrand vocal backing. Legrand jazz original jazz sound by michel legrand on. Legrand does jazz, classic and other styles as a pianist and has composed scores for musicals including on broadway. Legrand mellon baby please dont go legrand mellon is an american actress who guested as miranda in the mid60s tv show, the spywestern hybrid the wild wild west starring robert conrad and ross martin.
French composer and pianist michel legrands album legrand jazz columbia cl1250 in its entirety, this was his first recorded collaboration with miles davis. The impex lp is the 36th lp version of legrand jazz in the world, and the best, i think, by a country mile. Its a collection of songs by alexander lestrange and michel legrand. Flac download michel legrand i love paris 19542019 flac tracks music lossless category. One of the alternate covers of legrand jazz featuring miles davis that fans will come across when searching for the original. My vinyl copy of legrand jazz bought in 1961 is a much worn and treasured. The availability of the same on cd was a great relief. You might think that this would all have left michel legrand satisfied and ready to hang up his conductors baton, put down his composing pen and drop the lid of his piano in his 81 st year but you would be wrong. Michel legrand from the umbrellas of cherbourg instrument. Previous to these 1958 sessions legrand had released three mood music concept albums. Legrand went on to become a prolific filmmusic composer with over 200 scores to his credit, along with three oscars, a golden globe and five grammys. He is twotime winner of the jazz journalists associations best blog award.
Jul 10, 2008 this is followed by michel legrand s jazz trio take on i will wait for you from 1991. Tenor great ben webster, flutist herbie mann, four trombonists, and a rhythm section perform pieces by duke ellington, earl hines, django reinhardt nuages, and the count basie. Marc myers blogs daily on his jazz blog about jazz albums, jazzrecords, jazz lps, jazz cds, jazz legends and jazz interviews at. High points abound and feature a jazz allstar team. These days, that title is probably more closely associated with the preposterous 1999 steampunk remake starring will smith and. Legrand jazz is a 1958 recording from the best of times and placesa recording made in columbias famed 30th street studio at the height of the golden age of recording when columbia had the cream of the jazz worlds stars at its disposal.
Apr 04, 2010 11 videos play all michel legrand legrand jazz carmen ortiz gaitan. His scores for the films of french new wave director jacques demy, the umbrellas of cherbourg. Todays share, library rhodes 3, is a new compilation of library music featuring the ol electric piano in a series of jazz, funk and bossa style tracks. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Official title on lp sleeve and spine is legrand jazz michel legrand with thirtyone of americas greatest jazzmen featuring miles davis. All audio and visual content is property of its original owners. Legrand jazz, an album by michel legrand on spotify. It is about time legrand jazz, this historic jazz lpor shall i say hard bopwas reissued properly. Michel legrand has spent most of his life as a composer in the studios and for films, but this release is a jazz classic. Michel legrand michel jean legrand, paris, france, 24 february 1932 26 january 2019 was a french composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. Made from the columbia session tapes and cut on the.
Dna, classic jazz nonvoc, classic jazz and create personalized radio stations based on your favorite artists, songs, and albums. Find michel legrand discography, albums and singles on allmusic. This is followed by michel legrand s jazz trio take on i will wait for you from 1991. The story behind michel legrands 1958 jazz sessions kcrw. Some of the greatest jazz musicians of that or any era wailing and clearly having a legrand time. Four 8 the manhattan transfer 2 the metropole orchestra 5 the modern jazz quartet 1 the new mastersounds 2 the noorbotten big band 1 the quintet 1 the rat pack 1 the reunion legacy band 1 the rhythm future quartet 1 the sex pistols 1 the soul rebels brass band 1 the style council 7 the three sounds 1 the trio 1 the. My vinyl copy of legrand jazz bought in 1961 is a much worn and treasured audio treat. Sep 03, 2017 legrand jazz is an excellent 2017 limited edition from impex submitted by vinylisgreat77 on sat, 20180714 14. All files available for download are reproduced tracks, theyre not the original music. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
We now think of crime jazz as a cleche, but legrand s work of the era showed that cloak and dagger, swingin pad sound really did exist. The story behind michel legrands 1958 jazz sessions. Label shows legrand jazz michel legrand and his orchestra. Download watch what happens sheet music pdf from the. Michel legrand is best known as one of the foremost popular composers of film music of the postwar era to come out of france. The big names on this album include miles davis, john coltrane, ben webster, herbie mann, art farmer, donald byrd, bill evans, and hank jones, among others. Lestranges in the night, official website, new things to. Legrand jazz by michel legrand 889853489510 vinyl lp. A list of top 25 jazz blogs by blog rank the top blogs in one place. The jitterbug waltz michel legrand free internet radio. Karaoke the windmills of your mind michel legrand cdg. A prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many memorable songs, he is best known for his often haunting, jazztinged film music. Jun 27, 2017 michel legrand legrand jazz, side two 1958 24 bit, 44100 hz stereo vinyl transfer via pioneer plx500 direct drive turntable.
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