
Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ləɡʁɑ̃]; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs. His scores for the films of French New Wave director Jacques Demy, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), earned Legrand his first Academy Award nominations. Legrand won his first Oscar for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). |
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Birth and Death Data: Born February 24th, 1932 (20th arrondissement of Paris), Died January 26th, 2019 (Neuilly-sur-Seine)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1967 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, performer
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 119879 | 2/19/1968 | Pretty Polly | Michel Legrand | performer | |||
Decca | L 14737 | 11/1/1967 | Main title Pretty Polly | Matt Monro | composer, conductor | |||
Decca | L 14738 | 11/1/1967 | A matter of innocence | Matt Monro | composer, conductor | |||
Decca | L 14739 | 11/1/1967 | Lovers on the shore | Matt Monro | composer, conductor | |||
Decca | L 14740 | 11/1/1967 | The race is to the swift | Matt Monro | composer, conductor | |||
Decca | L 14741 | 11/1/1967 | End title Pretty Polly | Matt Monro | composer, conductor | |||
Decca | L 14742 | 11/1/1967 | Double or nothing | Matt Monro | composer, conductor | |||
Decca | L 14743 | 11/2/1967 | Singapore swing | Matt Monro | composer, conductor | |||
Decca | L 14744 | 11/2/1967 | Goodbye Mr. Critch | Matt Monro | composer, conductor | |||
Decca | L 14745 | 11/2/1967 | The beautiful transformation | Matt Monro | composer, conductor | |||
Decca | L 14746 | 11/2/1967 | The ladies of Bugis Street | Matt Monro | composer, conductor | |||
Decca | L 14747 | 11/2/1967 | Bugis Street, where old friends meet | Matt Monro | composer, conductor | |||
Decca | L 14860 | 2/14/1968 | Pretty Polly | Michel Legrand | performer | |||
Decca | L 14861 | 2/14/1968 | The race is to the swift | Michel Legrand | performer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Legrand, Michel," accessed January 15, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205750.
Legrand, Michel. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 15, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205750.
"Legrand, Michel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 15 January 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82004250
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q313281
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/152160636/
MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2c330f54-9245-488b-b678-dc8a236d06b3
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