Michel Legrand – review

Ronnie Scott's, LondonMichel Legrand's unique songs still glow long after many of the movies they were written for have vanished. (Other movies haven't: the multi-Grammy-winning composer and jazz pianist's hits also include The Thomas Crowne Affair, Summer of '42 and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.) Legrand emerged in the 1950s, however, sharp enough as a jazz composer/pianist to hire Miles Davis and John Coltrane for his debut album. It was Legrand the jazzman who turned up for the 79-year-old's ...

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