Michel Legrand

2 LPs ON 1 CD Plus 1 BONUS TRACK

This CD contains two fascinating LPs by French composer and pianist Michel Legrand in their entireties: "Rendez-vous à Paris" (Philips B-77394), appearing here complete for the first time ever on CD, and "Bonjour Paris" (Philips B-77.304/Columbia CL-947). Both albums present Legrand fronting his own orchestra and playing his arrangements of a variety of popular songs related to the French capital. Legrand’s first version of his own classictheme “Watch What Happens” from the 1960 movie Lola has been added here as a bonus.

[1-13]: Rendez-vous à Paris. Recorded in Paris, France, in 1962.
[14-26]: Bonjour Paris. Recorded in Paris, France, in 1956.

[27] BONUS TRACK:
From the soundtrack of Jacques Demy’s film Lola. Orchestra conducted & arranged by Michel Legrand. Recorded in Paris, France, 1960.

INCLUDES 20-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01 Cèst si bon
02 Domino
03 Milord
04 Pigalle
05 Que reste-t-il de nos amours?
06 Boum!
07 Venez doncs chez moi
08 C’est magnifique
09 Maladie d’amour
10 Le gars de Rochechouart
11 Padam-Padam
12 Petite fleur
13 Clopin-Clopant
14 Bonjour Paris #1
15 La goualante du Pauvre Jean
16 J’ai deux amours
17 Hymne à l’amour
18 Paris dans Chaque Faubourg
19 Les lavandières du Portugal
20 Quadrille de la vie parisienne [french Can Can]
21 La mer
22 C’est à Hambourg
23 Mon homme
24 Parlez-moi d’amour
25 Le guinche
26 Bonjour Paris #2
27 Lola’s theme [Roland Rêve/Watch What Happens]

TOTAL TIME: 78:04