Twenty Songs of the Century

~ Release by Michel Legrand & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1St. Louis Blues
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
4:39
2My Man
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
3:47
3Charleston
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
Charleston
lyricist:
Cecil Mack (in 1923)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1923)
publisher:
Salabert
2:17
4Mack the Knife
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
2:55
5Malaguena
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
Malagueña from Andalucia Suite (original Spanish vocal version)
lyricist and composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
arrangement of:
Andalucía (Suite española): VI. Malagueña (for solo piano)
4:01
6Stormy Weather
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
3:57
7Solitude
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
2:42
8Summertime
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3:07
9Begin the Beguine
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
orchestra:
Michel Legrand et son orchestre
cover recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
instrumental recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
3:50
10Cheek to Cheek
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
2:39
11My Funny Valentine
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
5:09
12Over the Rainbow
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
3:36
13How High the Moon
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:06
14Laura
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
4:26
15Autumn Leaves
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, English lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)
5:10
16One Note Samba
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
One Note Samba
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks and Newton Mendonça
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça
translator:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
translated version of:
Samba de uma nota só
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:28
17Moon River
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
Moon River
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Famous Chappell, Famous Music Group, Sony/ATV Harmony, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1961) and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1989)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!), BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV, Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The 34th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1), Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1962 winner) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1961 winner)
3:29
18I Will Wait for You
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
I Will Wait for You
lyricist:
Jacques Demy
composer:
Michel Legrand
translator:
Norman Gimbel
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB France and Warner Chappell Music France
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The 38th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
translated version of:
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg: Devant le garage (aka “Les Parapluies de Cherbourg”)
3:30
19Yesterday
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1965 to present)
2:39
20Bridge Over Troubled Water
engineer:
Yves Chamberland, Joe Jorgensen, Frank Laico and Alan Varner
producer:
Michel Legrand and Nat Shapiro
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player)
solo double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
solo drums (drum set):
Grady Tate
solo flute and solo tenor saxophone:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist)
solo guitar:
Gene Bertoncini (guitar player)
solo harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
solo keyboard:
Michel Legrand
solo trumpet:
Marvin Stamm
cover recording of:
Bridge Over Troubled Water
lyricist:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
publisher:
Charing Cross Music (Paul Simon’s publishing company), Pattern Music Ltd (publisher), Paul Simon Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:49