For this 2009 gala event, the pianist teamed up with the London Big Band Orchestra, guitar virtuoso Sylvain Luc, and British singer Allison Moyet for spectacular renditions of his greatest hits.
J**T
Michel Legrands' historic concert in Paris...
Michel Legrand's - Legrand Jazz at Salle Pleyel in Paris with the London Big Band Orchestra is another example of the extraordinary achievements of this legendary pianist, composer and musical genius. This is a historic live concert that I highly recommend for Legrand's fans and Jazz enthusiasts.
A**R
Four Stars
Wonderful
J**A
The other side of Michel!
I love Michel Legrand's music. I guess I have all of his official soundtracks on CD plus the ones taken from the old LPs tranfered to CD. But this product is a very special one! Is Legrand at his best on a field he dominates completely since the begining of his career: jazz! I mean, jazz played with a big, and in this case, fantastic orchestra. The sound and image of this product is amazing and if you play it on a Blu-ray the improvement of its quality shines all through it. At last but not the least, the special appearence of Alyson Moyet vocalising a few Michel's standarts makes it a five stars buy!
J**E
Magic
This DVD took an old man right to the times of his youth! Superb jazz! Great music for one and all but a special rejuvenator for my generation.It will put joy in your heart and a spring in your step!
J**U
Michel Legrand Jazz
Fantastic concert capturing all that is good in jazz without any pretension. Especially good to see a British big band backing a French legend. Excellent!
M**N
Five Stars
v,good
O**9
«50 ans après»
50 ans après la sortie du mythique «Legrand Jazz» enregistré en juin 1958 à New-York avec les géants du jazz américain, Michel Legrand nous invite à une soirée jazz à Pleyel, accompagné par le «London big band orchestra», la chanteuse Alison Moyet et Sylvain Luc.Bien filmé, ce récital permet de découvrir la face cachée d'un iceberg musical, Michel Legrand étant surtout connu pour ses musiques de film et des thèmes qui tournent dans le monde entier depuis plusieurs décennies.L'apothéose de cette soirée swing est l'échange entre le pianiste virtuose et le guitariste Sylvain Luc, joute musicale de haute volée sur des arrangements très sophistiqués.La veille, le créateur des Parapluies de Cherbourg proposait une soirée ciné qui a également fait l'objet d'un DVD disponible sur ce site.
