Michel Legrand (b. February 24th,
1931)
a.k.a.
Michel Jean Legrand
Michel Legrand has made his fame and fortune from writing for films, but he has done significant work in jazz on an occasional basis. In 1957, he arranged a set of Dixieland and swing standards for a French orchestra (recorded on Philips), in 1958 he used three different all-star groups for the classic Legrand Jazz (with such sidemen as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Phil Woods, Herbie Mann, Bill Evans, Ben Webster, Art Farmer, and others), in 1968 he recorded a strictly jazz set with a trio and Legrand has written for albums led by Stan Getz (1971), Sarah Vaughan (1972), and on several occasions, Phil Woods. Several of his songs (such as "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life," "Watch What Happens," and "The Summer Knows") have been recorded many times by jazz musicians. Scott Yanow
Awards & Nominations
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Song in Falling in Love Again |
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Score in The Happy Ending |
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Song in The Happy Ending |
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Score in Lady Sings the Blues |
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Score in Le Mans |
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Score in Summer of '42 |
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Score in The Thomas Crown Affair |
| Golden Globe award winner for Best Original Song in The Thomas Crown Affair |
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Score in Wuthering Heights |
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Score in Yentl |
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Song in Yentl |
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Score in Breezy |
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Song in Breezy |
| Golden Globe award nominee for Best Original Song in Pieces of Dreams |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award nominee for Best Adapted Score in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award nominee for Best Adapted Score in Young Girls Of Rochefort |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award winner for Best Drama Score in Summer of '42 |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award nominee for Best Original Score in The Thomas Crown Affair |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award nominee for Best Original Score in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award winner for Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score in Yentl |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award nominee for Best Song in Best Friends |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award nominee for Best Song in The Happy Ending |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award winner for Best Song in The Thomas Crown Affair |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award nominee for Best Song in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award nominee for Best Song in Yentl |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award nominee for Best Song in Pieces of Dreams |
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