She was also cast in the title role in Marguerite, a new musical from the pens of Michel Legrand, Herbert Kretzmer, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg.

Legrand has also contributed significant work in jazz.

While on a visit to the U. S. in 1958, Legrand collaborated with such musicians as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Phil Woods, Ben Webster, Hank Jones, and Art Farmer in an album of inventive orchestrations of jazz standards titled Legrand Jazz.

Not as well received as his earlier work in the field of jazz was a 1994 album for LaserLight titled Michel Plays Legrand.

More recently, in 2002, he recorded a masterful solo jazz piano album reworking fourteen of his classic songs, Michel Legrand by Michel Legrand.

Also appearing was a roster of jazz stars from different eras and all regions, including Ben Webster, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Les McCann, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Sonny Stitt, Thelonious Monk, Michel Legrand, Carmen McRae, Milt Jackson, Teddy Edwards, Monty Alexander, Lenny Breau, Miles Davis, and many, many others.

The music for Never Say Never Again was written by Michel Legrand, who composed a score similar to his work as a jazz pianist.

Christiane Legrand, sister of Michel Legrand, was the original lead soprano, and they did some jazz vocals for Michel Legrand.

The recording, reviewed as a jazz crossover project, featured Legrand on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Grady Tate on drums.

Norman premiered the song cycle woman. life. song by composer Judith Weir, a work commissioned for her by Carnegie Hall, with texts by Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and Clarissa Pinkola Estés ; performed a selection of sacred music of Duke Ellington ; recorded a jazz album, Jessye Norman Sings Michel Legrand ; and was the soprano co-lead in Vangelis ' project Mythodea. Norman commended herself in Mussorgsky's songs, which she performed in Moscow in the original Russian.

Michel Jean Legrand ( born 24 February 1932, in Bécon-les-Bruyères in the Paris suburbs ) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist.

** Michel Legrand ( arranger ) for " What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?

When Gustave Courbet drew a crayon illustration for The Black Arm ( 1856 ), a pantomime by Fernand Desnoyers written for another mime, Paul Legrand ( see next section ), the Pierrot who quakes with fear as a black arm snakes up from the ground before him is clearly a child of the Pierrot in The Ol ’ Clo's Man.

Legrand left the Funambules in 1853 for what was to become his chief venue, the Folies-Nouvelles, which attracted the fashionable and artistic set, unlike the Funambules ’ working-class children of paradise.

* The sound track for the 1971 movie " Summer of ' 42 " by Michel Legrand includes a lively piece called " The Bacchanal.

Louis Malle hired composer Michel Legrand to write a score for the film, which he did.

* Nominated for four more Academy Awards at the 38th Academy Awards held in 1966, three for Legrand and Demy, though it did not win any: " Best Song " ( for " I Will Wait For You "), " Best Original Score ", " Best Scoring-Adaptation or Treatment " and " Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen ".

His father Raymond Legrand was a conductor and composer renowned for hits such as Irma la douce and his mother, Marcelle Der Mikaëlian ( sister of conductor Jacques Hélian ), who married Legrand Senior in 1929, was descended from the Armenian bourgeoisie.

During various periods of creative work, Legrand became a conductor for orchestras in St. Petersburg, Vancouver, Montreal, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and Denver.

Arrangers Legrand, Peter Matz, Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson teamed up for Vaughan's third Mainstream album, Feelin ' Good.

During her sessions with Legrand, Bob Shad presented " Send In The Clowns ", a Stephen Sondheim song from the Broadway musical A Little Night Music, to Vaughan for consideration.

** Michel Legrand & Phil Woods for Images

** Michel Legrand ( composer ) for " Brian's Song "

Music for the film was composed and conducted by Michel Legrand, the song lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, sung by Michael Dees and Bill Eaton.

The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role, ( Jean Simmons ) and Best Music, Song ( Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, for " What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life ?").

William Legrand becomes obsessed with searching for treasure after being bitten by a scarab-like bug thought to be made of pure gold.

Upon the narrator's arrival, Legrand informs him that they are embarking upon a search for lost treasure along with his African-American servant Jupiter.

The album was recorded at the Théâtre de l ' Apollo in Paris, with André Popp and Michel Legrand conducting.

Soul shouter Gary " US " Bonds released a calypso album Twist up Calypso ( 1962 ) on Legrand records, shortly after returning home from his military post in Port of Spain.

" In 2000, Norman later released an album, I Was Born in Love with You, featuring the songs of Michel Legrand.

A capable vocalist, Stuart collaborated with Percy Faith on an album in 1956 and with Michel Legrand in 1973.

In 2000 her album Santor Cafe was released, including covers of the greatest world hits of Burt Bacharach, Michel Legrand, and Hubert Giraud.

Stewart's writing on the album was compared to Brian Wilson, Michel Legrand, Ennio Morricone and even Alan Bennett.

In February 1957, Brel performed at the Alhambra Theatre with Maurice Chevalier, Michel Legrand, and ballet dancer Zizi Jeanmaire.

Legrand graduated with top honors as both a composer and a pianist.

After a brief fight against Legrand on the north flank, Archduke Ferdinand pulled back with GM Karl Vincent's dragoon brigade covering his withdrawal.

Hereupon Legrand arose, with a grave and stately air, and brought me the beetle

She has worked with many composers and producers such as Kim Fowley, Leo Leandros, Brad Shapiro and Michel Legrand and also with conductors such as Herbert von Karajan and Claude Denjean.

In 1843 other people arrived with the intention of cultivating the island: the young Tyrolean Adolph Franz Obermüller, and after a few months, the Frenchman Charles Legrand and his girlfriend.

When he arrives, Legrand tells the narrator they must go on an expedition along with the gold-bug tied to a string.

Deep in the island's wilderness, they find a tree, which Legrand orders Jupiter to climb with the gold-bug in tow.

He has worked on the stage adaptation of Jacques Demy ’ s Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, together with composer Michel Legrand, that opened at Le Palais des Congrès in 2003.

Schönberg's next project with Boublil, Marguerite, includes music by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer.

He studied at lycee Louis Legrand, Sorbonne and Science PO Paris, where he graduated in 1961 with a diploma in International Relations.

It was in particular his series of Wirtin (" hostess ") films, directed under the pseudonym François Legrand, with which he tried to win international recognition.

Legrand also wrote the main theme " Never Say Never Again ", which featured lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman — who had also worked with Legrand in the Academy Award winning song " The Windmills of Your Mind "— and was performed by Lani Hall.

Thanewala's Grand Kinetoscope Newsreels and Jamshedji Framji Madan's Madan Theatres Limited, India became counted amongst the largest distributors of American films after World War I. Madan also hired foreign directors Eugenio De Liguoro and Camille Legrand to provide his productions with expertise, grand sets for popular mythological storylines and special effects which ensured good returns.