Legrand Jazz

by Michel Legrand, Miles Davis

Overview

Michel Legrand has spent most of his life as a composer in the studios and for films, but this release is a jazz classic. Legrand took 11 famous jazz compositions and arranged them for three different groups. 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-associated "Blue and Sentimental." A big band with trumpeters Art Farmer and Donald Byrd and altoist Phil Woods plays "Stompin' at the Savoy," "A Night in Tunisia," and Bix Beiderbecke's "In a Mist." The most famous session has Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Phil Woods, Herbie Mann, pianist Bill Evans, harp, vibes, baritone, and a rhythm section performing music by Thelonious Monk, John Lewis, Jelly Roll Morton ("Wild Man Blues"), and Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz." Throughout this superlative album, the arrangements are colorful and unusual, making one wish that Legrand had recorded more jazz albums through the years. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	01/22/2021
Label:	20Th Century Masterworks
UPC:	8436563183331
Rank:	64912

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Michel Legrand   Primary Artist,Conductor,Musical Director
Miles Davis   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Trumpet
John Coltrane   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Herbie Mann   Guest Artist,Flute
Seldon Powell   Sax (Tenor)
Teo Macero   Sax (Baritone)
Billy Byers   Trombone
Kenny Dennis   Drums
Eddie Bert   Trombone
Donald Byrd   Trumpet
Don Elliott   Vibraphone
James Buffington   Horn,French Horn
Frank Rehak   Trombone
Don Lamond   Drums
Gene Quill   Sax (Alto)
Joe Wilder   Trumpet
Jerome Richardson   Sax (Baritone),Clarinet (Bass)
Jimmy Cleveland   Trombone
Nat Pierce   Piano
Osie Johnson   Drums
Milt Hinton   Bass,Double Bass
Art Farmer   Trumpet
Hank Jones   Piano
George Duvivier   Bass,Double Bass
Major Holley   Bass,Tuba
Paul Chambers   Bass,Double Bass
Bill Evans   Piano
Barry Galbraith   Guitar
Ben Webster   Sax (Tenor)
Eddie Costa   Vibraphone
Ernie Royal   Trumpet
Phil Woods   Sax (Alto)
Betty Glamann   Harp
Don Elliot   Vibraphone

Technical Credits

Andy Razaf   Composer
Bernie Hanighen   Composer
Bob Russell   Composer
Bix Beiderbecke   Composer
Chick Webb   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Count Basie   Composer
Django Reinhardt   Composer
Frank Paparelli   Composer
E. Hines   Composer
Dizzy Gillespie   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
Benny Goodman   Composer
F. Walter   Composer
Edgar Sampson   Composer
Mack David   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Louis Armstrong   Composer
Richard Maltby, Jr.   Composer
Jelly Roll Morton   Composer
Michel Legrand   Arranger,Producer,Performer,Recording Arranger
Miles Davis   Performer
John Lewis   Composer
Earl Hines   Composer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra   Composer
Cootie Williams   Composer
Mack Davis   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Jerry Livingston   Composer
Thomas Waller   Composer
Henri Woode   Composer
Max Harrison   Liner Notes
C. Williams   Composer
Gert VanHoeyen   Digital Remastering
Sidney Keith Russell   Composer
John Gillespie   Composer
William Webb   Composer
William Henri Woode   Composer
Mayke Brands   Design