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michel legrand

- themes and variations (1972)

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this record is AMAZING. it is pure genius. 1972 is the year, and michel has recorded 11 brilliant fully orchestrated variations of his finest film scores. i am totally blown away. this is definitely the legrand lp i have been waiting for.

at times dark, always lush, with occasional acoustic guitar and background voices, these versions are mostly off-beat and quite removed from the originals. the tinkling jazz piano through it all must be monsieur legrand. unfortunately 'windmills of your mind' is damaged toward the end but i had to post the whole lp. i hope someone out there enjoys this as much as i do :).

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01 - brian's song

02 - theme from 'the go-between'

03 - the deep blue c

04 - what are you doing for the rest of your life

05 - picasso summer

06 - dis-moi

07 - summer of '42

08 - wuthering heights

09 - pieces of dreams

10 - the windmills of your mind

11 - i will say goodbye

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