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Michel Legrand's musical talent extended through generations as he was the son of Marcelle Der Mikaëlian, brother to Christiane Legrand, and uncle to Victoria Legrand.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"peau-dane","title":"Peau d’Ane","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdapted from Charles Perrault's famous fairy tale, the soundtrack of Jacques Demy's unforgettable movie \u003ci\u003ePeau d'Âne\u003c\/i\u003e, Jacques Demy's unforgettable film, is once again available in its original format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timeless music, for all ages, orchestrated by one of the greatest French composers at the service of a masterpiece of French cinema.\u003ci\u003e Peau d'Âne\u003c\/i\u003e, an event disc for the end of the year celebrations!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FGL","offers":[{"title":"Gold | LP.","offer_id":50388402372939,"sku":"1151450","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Grey | LP.","offer_id":50388404437323,"sku":"2004177","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b1bb368f-c26f-440e-8032-69c121194a6a_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1726341881"},{"product_id":"legrand-jazz","title":"Legrand Jazz","description":"\u003cp\u003eContains new specially prepared liner notes by Penguin Guide to Jazz's writer Brian Morton and Paris' prestigious Jazz Magazine. \"This isn't modern jazz, or swing, or bop, or New Thing; this is Legrand jazz, its personality as clearly stamped as if he were the main solo voice. Indeed, one realises from listening to these tracks again that for the Frenchman, the orchestra was his instrument.\" - Penguin Guide To Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A flamboyant 33-rpm full of invention. The most beautiful standards, from John Lewis' 'Django' and Django Reinhardt's 'Nuages,' to Bix Beiderbecke's 'In a Mist' and Fats Waller's 'The Jitterbug Waltz,\" were all delightfully reinvented by these incredible musicians.\" - Jazz Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracks: Wild Man Blues \/ 'round Midnight \/ The Jitterbug Waltz \/ Django \/ Nuages \/ 'round Midnight (Bonus Track) \/ Rosetta \/ Don't Get Around Much Anymore \/ Blue And Sentimental \/ Stompin' At The Savoy \/ A Night In Tunisia \/ In A Mist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"20th Century Masterworks","offers":[{"title":"Orange | LP","offer_id":50453837349195,"sku":"342495","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50453839184203,"sku":"2002950","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Red | LP","offer_id":50453837906251,"sku":"1168174","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50453838496075,"sku":"2001531","price":89.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/447c26c3-df8f-48a8-9052-8e6a37562676_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727177849"},{"product_id":"la-piscine-ost-plus-bonus-7","title":"La Piscine Ost plus Bonus 7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eNice reissue one of Michel Legrand's best soundtracks composed for the French thriller \u003ci\u003eLa Piscine\u003c\/i\u003e (The Swiming Pool), released in 1969 and featuring Alain Delon and Romy Schneider. Legrand penned the score straight after \u003ci\u003eThe Thomas Crown Affair\u003c\/i\u003e OST and it features the same ultra cool mix of memorable themes, slick jazzy instrumentals and funky pop songs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe full soundtrack was only released in Japan and France and is now very rare. Three bonus tracks that have never been released on vinyl have been added, all newly remastered and housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve designed by Eric Adrian Lee with new liner notes by Jeremy Allen. As a RSD Bonus also included Legrand's ultra rare funky 7\" OST of \u003ci\u003eUn Homme Est Mort\u003c\/i\u003e from 1972 in its original artwork. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP: 1. La Piscine (Thème Principal) \/ 2. Piège À Reflets \/ 3. Dans La Soirée \/ 4. Une Enquête \/ 5. De Souvenirs En Regrets \/ 6. Run, Brother Rabbit, Run \/ 7. Blues Pour Romy \/ 8. Chassé-croisé \/ 9. Ask Yourself Why \/ 10. Suspicion 11. Fugue Criminelle \/ 12. 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You could already, and even with tunes heard a thousand times, hear that distinctive Legrand style and the phrases, themes and leitmotifs that later appeared in 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg' or 'The Young Girls of Rochefort'. These album’s four sides feature all the ingredients composing Michel Legrand style that still “fills the world with envy.” \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diggers Factory","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50478915813707,"sku":"1120381","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0c5ee38f-35e1-4790-a1c7-ae20664f4f78_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727494729"},{"product_id":"legrand-jazz-rsd-2026-su","title":"Legrand Jazz - RSD 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy in-store on Record Store Day (18\/04\/2026). 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To record his dream album, he travelled to the United States and brought together the biggest stars of jazz: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Phil Woods, Bill Evans, Ben Webster, Art Farmer, Donald Byrd and many more. The album ‘Legrand Jazz’ presented jazz classics in breathtaking Legrand arrangements, played by the crème de la crème of jazz. For Record Store Day, the album is being reissued as a remastered 140g pressing in its iconic original cover, accompanied by a session photo with Miles Davis and John Coltrane and a text by Legrand.","brand":"Skinsuit","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56488178385227,"sku":"R0790-6349","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_79367ba1_thumbnail_4096_df52f287-00f9-41c1-a4ca-bde4e98301a4.jpg?v=1726341851","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/michel-legrand.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}