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Music : Legrand Jazz
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Legrand Jazz by: Michel Legrand With Miles Davis and Bill Evans |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0042283007420 Label: Polygram Records Manufacturer: Polygram Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Polygram Records Release Date: October 25, 1990 Studio: Polygram Records Sales Rank: 69430 MPN: 830074 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Good jazzThis is a great CD. One major weakness in amazon,s jazz listings is failure to give personnel on other CDs. I got another Le Grand CD that did not list players and got an easy listening CD that had nothing to do with jazz. Beware Rating: - An absolutely unique experience!My vinyl copy of Legrand Jazz bought in 1961 is a much worn and treasured audio treat. The availability of the same on CD was a great relief. In the 50 years I have been seriously listening to music I keep returning to this brilliant and unique collection. There is just nothing else like it for comparison. The tune selection covers the spectrum of jazz styles from Fats Waller to John Lewis. The muscians were all obviously selected for their individualistic solo styles and yet they blend into wonderful ensembles thanks to Legrand's quirky and surprising arrangments. The arrangements are complex but direct and the musicians' enthusiasm for the material is obvious...nobody was sleep-walking at these sessions. Some of the combinations are genius. ... Read More: Rating: - The Test of the BestThis is my favorite jazz record from the 1950s. Legrand's orchestrations have a subtle mixture of romantic understantement and Stravinskian modernity that is absolutely fantastic; they truly add some incredible complexity to what the soloists are doing without in any way hampering them, in fact, they inspire them to new heights of expressive purity. Legrand is famous for his 'romantic' jazz-influenced soundtracks for "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and other flicks, which can often get too schmaltzy and nauseating. On Legrand Jazz, however, he tried to make his ultimate artistic statement without any commercial compromise, and man did it work! Everything is just right and there isn't a touch of mawkishness anywhere ... Read More: Rating:  - Late 1950s LeGrand...HOT!The "editorial review" shown above is inexplicably mismatched and half of it has nothing to do with "LeGrand Jazz"! The first "listener review" is the correct one. This classic session is from circa1958--not the generation afterward. Very swinging; inspired arranging. The finest jazz musicians on the scene (in a significant year for memorable jazz records)--you'll hear them on this session! Michel from early in his career. Short tracks are the only drawback; musically, it wails. This music was first released on vinyl LP, long before the digital era. That may explain the typically brief length of the pieces. Rating: - Late 1950s LeGrand...HOT!The "editorial review" shown above is inexplicably mismatched and more than half of it has nothing to do with "LeGrand Jazz"! The first "listener review" is the correct one. This classic session is from circa1958--not the generation afterward. Very swinging; inspired arranging. The finest jazz musicians on the scene (in a very significant year for jazz records)--you'll hear them on this session! Michel from early in his career. |
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