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Michel Legrand
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Pianists · 1932–2019

Michel Legrand

French film score composer (1932–2019)

Born
24 February 1932
Paris
Died
26 January 2019
Paris
Country
France
Active
1952–2019
Record labels
Columbia Records, Philips Records, RCA Records, Mercury Records, Bell Records
Discography
109 albums

Biography

Michel Legrand was a jazz musician who played piano and voice. Michel Legrand was born on 24 February 1932 in Paris and died on 26 January 2019 in Paris. The music is usually filed under jazz, easy listening and film score. Record labels: Columbia Records, Philips Records, RCA Records and Mercury Records. The discography here lists 109 albums, from “Legrand Jazz” (1958) to “Il était une fois les Explorateurs” (2021). Honours include Academy Award for Best Original Song (1969), Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (1969) and Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score (1972).

Michel Jean Legrand was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written more than 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs. His scores for two of the films of French New Wave director Jacques Demy, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), earned Legrand his first Academy Award nominations. Legrand won his first Oscar for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), and additional Oscars for Summer of '42 (1971) and Barbra Streisand's Yentl (1983).

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Legrand Jazz 1958 · Columbia Broadway Is My Beat 1962 · Philips Love Is a Ball 1963 · Philips Archi-Cordes 1964 · Philips Les Amoureux du France 1964 · Philips Les Parapluies de Cherbourg 1964 · Philips Michel Legrand chante et s'accompagne 1964 · Philips Sérénades du XXe siècle 1964 · Philips
A Matter of Innocence 1967
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1967 original film cast) 1968 · Philips The Thomas Crown Affair 1968 · United Artists La piscine 1969 · United Artists Michel Legrand chante Les Moulins de mon cœur 1969 · Philips The Happy Ending 1969 · United Artists Brian's Song 1970 · Bell Records La dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil (Bande originale du film) 1970 · Disques Vogue Peau d'âne 1970 · Paramount Records Le Mans 1971 · Columbia Masterworks Les mariés de l'an deux 1971 · Bell Records Summer of '42 / The Picasso Summer 1971 · Warner Bros. Records Time for Loving 1972 · RCA Victor Breezy 1973 · MCA Records L'évenement le plus important depuis que l'Homme a marche sur la Lune 1973 · Philips Les Trois Mousquetaires 1973 · Bell Records Michel Legrand Meets Miles Davis 1974 · Fontana Le sauvage 1975 · Barclay Recorded Live at Jimmy's 1975 · Live · RCA Gable and Lombard 1976 · MCA Records Michel Legrand and Friends 1976 · RCA Victor Michel Legrand and Friends 1976 · Live · RCA Victor Disco Magic Concorde 1978 · Disques Festival
Performs His Symphonic Suite From "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" Theme and Variations for Two Pianos and Orchestra From "The Go-Between" 1979 · CBS Records Masterworks
ベルサイユのばら = Lady Oscar 1979 · Kitty Records Atlantic City 1981 · DRG Records Les Uns et les Autres 1981 · RCA Victor Bolero 1982 · Polydor Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? 1982 · Milan Never Say Never Again 1983 · SEVEN SEAS Slapstick 1983 · Celine Records Un amour en allemagne = ein Liebe in Deutschland 1983 · Milan Yentl 1983 · CBS Parking 1984 · RCA Paroles et musique 1984 · wea Secret Places 1984 · Virgin Slapstick of Another Kind 1984 · Varèse Sarabande Love Songs 1985 · Varèse Sarabande Palace 1985 · Carrère At Shelly's Manne-Hole 1988 · Live · Verve Trois places pour le 26 1988 · Philips Le Jazz Grand 1990 · DCC Compact Classics Legrand Piano 1990 · Columbia Il était une fois... les Amériques 1991 Legrand "Live" Jazz 1991 · Novus The Burning Shore - La montagna dei diamanti 1991 · Mercury Records The Three Musketeers 1991 · Bay Cities Michel Legrand & Stephane Grappelli 1992 · Verve Piano Works 1993 · Erato Four Piano Blues 1994 · Erato I Love Paris 1994 · Sony Classical
Michel Plays Legrand 1994
Le Monde est un grand Chelm 1995 · Auvidis Travelling Les Enfants de lumière 1995 · Sony Classical Les mariés de l'an II / Le sauvage / La vie de château 1995 · Play Time Présence 1995 · Siesta Records Danielle Steel's The Ring 1996 · Silva America Douce France 1996 · Verve The Warm Shade of Memory 1996 Ice Station Zebra 1997 · P.E.G. Recordings Les Moulins de mon cœur (The Windmills of your Mind) 1998 · Warner Classics Music From the Motion Picture Madeline 1998 · Sony Wonder Big Band 1999 · Verve Doggy Bag 1999 · Play Time Il était une fois... L'Espace 1999 · Loga‐Rythme La Bûche 1999 · Mercury Records I Was Born in Love With You: Jessye Norman Sings Michel Legrand 2000 · Philips Classics La bicyclette bleue 2000 · Universal Il etait une fois... LA VIE 2001 · Loga‐Rythme Eva 2002 · Rambling RECORDS The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing 2002 · Film Score Monthly Jazz in Paris: Paris Jazz Piano 2003 · Gitanes Jazz Productions Les Demoiselles de Rochefort : La Comédie Musicale (2003 French cast) 2003 · AZ Amour 2005 · Sh-K-Boom Records Legrand Nougaro 2005 · EMI Le Mans / The Hunter 2007 · EmArcy Michel Legrand by Michel Legrand 2007 · Decca Records Marguerite: The World Premiere of a New Musical 2008 · First Night Records Écoutez Le Cinéma 48 : La Piscine / Un homme est Mort / Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide 2008 · Universal Music Jazz France Cops and Robbers 2009 · Kritzerland Il était une fois... notre Terre 2009 · Procidis Oscar et la dame rose 2009 · JADE Wuthering Heights 2009 · La‐La Land Records Noël ! Noël !! Noël !!! 2011 · Barclay Rich and Famous / One Is a Lonely Number 2011 · Film Score Monthly The Music of Michel Legrand 2011 · Silva Screen Records Les Fabuleuses Aventures du Légendaire Baron de Münchausen/La flûte a six Schtroumpfs 2012 · Universal Music France The Mountain Men 2012 · Intrada Entre elle et lui 2013 · Erato Jazzic in Classic 2014 · Sony Records International Lady Oscar 2014 The Other Side of Midnight 2014 · Intrada La Rançon de la gloire 2015 · Why Not Les feux de la chandeleur / La vieille fille 2015 · Music Box Records Michel Legrand & ses amis 2015 · SMART Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary Woman) 2017 · Sony Classical Concerto pour piano / Concerto pour violoncelle 2017 · Sony Classical Peau d'Âne : Féerie musicale 2018 · Sony Classical The Other Side of the Wind 2018 · La‐La Land Records Il était une fois les Explorateurs 2021 · Procidis Paris Was Made for Lovers · Music for Pleasure

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Albums where Michel Legrand is credited as a sideman

1955 Henri Salvador chante à Pleyel — Henri Salvador, accompagné par Michel Legrand et son orchestre conductor
1956 Henri Salvador alias Henry Cording and His Original Rock and Roll Boys — Henri Salvador conductor
1962 Rhapsody in Blue / Un américain à Paris — George Gershwin; Grand Orchestre Symphonique, direction et piano Michel Legrand conductor, piano
1966 Color Me Barbra — Barbra Streisand arranger, conductor
1966 Je m’appelle Barbra — Barbra Streisand arranger, conductor
1969 What About Today? — Barbra Streisand arranger, conductor
1975 Images — Phil Woods / Michel Legrand and Orchestra arranger, conductor, piano, producer
1986 Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by Michel Legrand — Sarah Vaughan arranger, conductor
1991 Unforgettable: With Love — Natalie Cole orchestrator, arranger
1991 Dingo — Miles Davis & Michel Legrand keyboard, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, producer
2004 The Shoes of the Fisherman / Ice Station Zebra / Where Eagles Dare — Alex North / Michel Legrand / Ron Goodwin conductor
2007 Jazz in Paris: Communications '72 — Stan Getz & Michel LeGrand & his Orchestra arranger, conductor
2020 S n o b — Boris Vian conductor

Standards written by Michel Legrand

TitleKeyFormGroove
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? A minor AABA · 40 Ballad
Watch What Happens E♭ major AABA · 36 Bossa nova
The Summer Knows F minor ABC · 24 Ballad
I Will Wait For You F major AA · 32 Medium swing
You Must Believe In Spring C minor ABC · 26 Ballad

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

  • LOVER MICHEL LEGRAND et son Orchestre de danse · Richard Rogers archive.org ↗

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Michel Legrand play?

Michel Legrand is known for playing piano and voice.

When and where was Michel Legrand born?

Michel Legrand was born 24 February 1932 in Paris.

What are Michel Legrand's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Legrand Jazz (1958), Broadway Is My Beat (1962), Love Is a Ball (1963), Archi-Cordes (1964) and Les Amoureux du France (1964).

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