michel legrand

- violent violins (1968)

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while we're on the topic of inflight entertainment, this album was such a great find and an exquisite record, which i was first alerted to through the two tracks included on that first karminski comp. it is rather insane, but with such an effortless sense of style that in my mind makes it one of the great lounge classics. michel legrand had a brilliant career, but i cannot help but wish he'd made more such daring excursions into pop.

i was going to post this right at the start but was concerned about the sound quality - i ran it through some cleanup and hope it brings some joy. bon voyage...

ps: also released under titles "archi-chords" (france) and "plays for dancers" (usa) - tx guys.

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01 - di-gue-ding-ding

02 - noix de coco

03 - orange blossom special

04 - come ray and come charles

05 - hi-girls

06 - manhattan stroll

07 - alcatraz

08 - da-we-da

09 - monkey business

10 - come ride with me

11 - motor-city

12 - bandol

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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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