Michel Legrand

2 LPs ON 1 CD

This CD contains French composer and pianist Michel Legrand 's album Legrand Jazz(Philips) in its entirety, featuring his first recorded collaboration with Miles Davis. As a bonus, the trumpeter's complete original suite for the soundtrack to the French film Ascenseur pour l'échafaud(Fontana) has been added.

PERSONNEL:

[1-11]: LEGRAND JAZZ:
Michel Legrand (arr, cond) featuring Miles Davis, Art Farmer, Donald Byrd (tp), Jimmy Cleveland (tb),

Herbie Mann (fl), Jerome Richardson (d, bar), Phil Woods (as), John Coltrane, Ben Webster (ts),

Eddie Costa (vib), Bill Evans, Hank Jones (p), Barry Galbraith (g), Paul Chambers (b), Osie Johnson (d).
New York, June 25, 1958.

[12-21]: ASCENSEUR POUR L'ÈCHAFAUD:
Miles Davis (tp), Barney Wilen (ts), René Urtreger (p), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d).

Paris, December 4 & 5, 1957.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01 WILD MAN BLUES 3:22
02 'ROUND MIDNIGHT 2:59
03 THE JITTERBUG WALTZ 5:17
04 DJANCO 4:13
05 NUAGES 2: 23
06 ROSETTA 7:16
07 DON'TGETAROUND MUCH ANYMORE 2:34
08 BLUE AND SENTIMENTAL 3:25
09 STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY 3:47
10 NIGHT ÍN TUNISIA 5:53
11 IN A MIST 3:20
12 GENERIQUE 2:50
13 L' ASSASSINAT DE CARLA 2: 11
14 SUR L'AUTOROUTE 2:20
15 JULIEN DANS L'ASCENSEUR 2:09
16 FLORENCE SUR LES CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES 2:52
17 DINER AU MOTEL 3:58
18 EVASION DE IULIEN 0:54
19 VISITE DU VIGILE 2:06
20 AU BAR DU PETIT BAC 2:54
21 CHEZ LE PHOTOGRAPHE DU MOTEL 3:55

Total Time: 70:48

***** Down Beat, 1958, Legrand Jazz
"The roster is impressive, covering most of the modern greats and near-greats. The Miles sides are superb. The writing is imaginative, tinged with the languid air of Gil Evans at his most soulful, and yet with something more." - Dom Cerulli

***** Down Beat, 1958, Ascenseur pour l' échafaud
"An absolutely fascinating release. Some of the very best, if not the best, Miles solos are contained on this LR" — Ralph J. Gleason