Biography

Michel Legrand made his fame and fortune from writing for films, but he has also done significant work in jazz. In the late '50s, he arranged a set of Dixieland and swing standards for a French orchestra and used three different all-star groups for the classic Legrand Jazz. In 1968 he recorded a strictly jazz set with a trio. Legrand has also written for albums led by Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan, and on several occasions, Phil Woods. Several of his songs (such as [roviLink="MC"]"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life," [roviLink="MC"]"Watch What Happens," and [roviLink="MC"]"The Summer Knows") have been recorded many times by jazz musicians. ~ Scott Yanow

Top Tracks

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• A Man's Castle

• After The Rain

• Best Friends, Film Score~how Do You Keep The Music Playing?

• Blue And Sentimental

• I Love Paris

• In A Mist

• L' Amour En Scie

• La Valse Des Lilas

• Le Cinéma

• Les Demoiselles De Rochefort: Chanson Des Jumelles

• Let It Snow

• Oum Le Dauphin

• Paris In The Spring

• Pieces Of Dreams

• September Song

• Silent Night

• Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

• Stompin' At The Savoy

• The Boston Wrangler

• The Chess Game

• The Little Drummer Boy

• The Song From Moulin Rouge (where Is Your Heart?)

• The Summer Knows (theme From Summer Of '42)

• The Thomas Crown Affair, Film Score (1968)~the Windmills Of Your Mind (les Moulins De Mon Cœur)

• The Windmills Of Your Mind (theme From The Thomas Crown Affair)

• What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?

Discography

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• Musicales Comédies

  Naïve / Naïve

  2009

• Michel Legrand Orchestra

  Legacy / Sony Music Distribution

  2006

• American Piano Music

  Warner Music

  2003

• Michel Legrand by Michel Legrand

  Decca / Universal Distribution

  2002

• L' Douce France

  Universal Distribution / Verve

  1996

• Legrand: Les Parapluies/Un Ete 42/Les Messager/Yentl

  Naïve

  1996

• Michel Plays Legrand

  Laserlight

  1993

• Legrand Grappelli

  Verve

  1992

• Michel Legrand and Friends Recorded Live

  RCA

  1976

• The Windmills of Your Mind

  Mastersong

  1969

• Michel Legrand at Shelly Manne's Hole

  Verve

  1968

• Michel Legrand Plays Richard Rodgers

  1962

• Reunion in Rhythm

  Svetlana Novojilova Shulguina

  1961

• Legrand in Rio

  Columbia

  1958

• Michel Legrand Plays Cole Porter

  Columbia

  1957