''Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand'' is a 1972
studio album
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by
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Lois Vaughan (, March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "List of nicknames of jazz musicians, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, ...
, arranged by
Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to ma ...
.
The ten songs on the original LP album were composed by Legrand with lyrics by
Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (née Katz; November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celeb ...
.
Some reissues have included two bonus tracks arranged and conducted by Legrand but composed by others.
Legrand won the
at the
15th Annual Grammy Awards
The 15th Annual Grammy Awards were held on March 3, 1973, at the Tennessee Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee. The event was the first Grammy ceremony not to be held in either New York City or Los Angeles (the 64th Grammys, staged in Las Vegas in ...
for his arrangement of "
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" is a song with lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman and original music written by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film ''The Happy Ending'', performed by Michael Dees. The song was nominated ...
".
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by Ron Wynn awarded the album three stars and said that the album was "a meeting that worked better than anyone might expect. Vaughan was still her dynamic, charismatic vocal self, while Legrand didn't obscure or dilute her singing, and also effectively supported her in his own way".
Track listing
# "The Summer Knows (Theme from ''
Summer of '42
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'')" - 3:03
# "
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" is a song with lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman and original music written by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film ''The Happy Ending'', performed by Michael Dees. The song was nominated ...
" - 3:56
# "Once You've Been in Love" - 3:14
# "Hands of Time (Brian's Song)" - 3:06
# "I Was Born in Love with You" - 3:08
# "I Will Say Goodbye" - 2:11
# "Summer Me, Winter Me" - 2:47
# "His Eyes, Her Eyes" - 3:23
# "
Pieces of Dreams" - 3:08
# "Blue, Green, Grey and Gone" - 4:15
# "
Wave
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" (
Antônio Carlos Jobim
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) - 3:30
# "Deep in the Night" (
Helen Miller,
Eve Merriam
Eve Merriam (July 19, 1916 – April 11, 1992) was an American poet and writer.
Writing career
Merriam's first book was the 1946 ''Family Circle'', which won the Yale Younger Poets Prize. In 1956, she published ''Emma Lazarus: Woman with a Torc ...
) - 3:18
All music composed by
Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to ma ...
, with all lyrics written by
Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (née Katz; November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celeb ...
, other writers noted.
Personnel
*Sarah Vaughan -
vocals
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*
Pete Christlieb
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Biography
Christlieb was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is the ...
,
Bob Cooper, Bernard Fleischer, Bill Hood,
Jerome Richardson
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Caree ...
,
Bud Shank
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flute
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,
reeds (multiple)
*
Vincent DeRosa
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, Bill Hinshaw, Sinclair Lott, Dick Macker,
Arthur Maebe
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, Richard Perissi, George Price, Ralph Pyle -
French horn
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Bobby Knight
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, Charles Loper,
Grover Mitchell
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Biography
Mitchell was born in Whately, Alabama, but he moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pen ...
,
George Roberts,
Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino (August 20, 1926 – November 26, 1978) was an American jazz trombonist.
Biography
Rosolino was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, He performed with the big bands of Bob Chester, Glen Gray, Tony Pastor, Herbie Fields, G ...
, Lloyd Ulyate -
trombone
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Al Aarons
Albert Aarons (March 23, 1932 – November 17, 2015) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Biography
Aarons was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit. He began to gain attention as a trumpet player in ...
, Gary Barone,
Conte Candoli
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,
Buddy Childers
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,
Chuck Findley
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trumpet
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Tommy Johnson -
tuba
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Dave Grusin
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, Arthur Kane,
Mike Wofford
Mike Wofford (born in San Antonio, Texas) is a jazz pianist who was raised in San Diego, California. He was an accompanist to singers Sarah Vaughan (in 1979) and Ella Fitzgerald (1989–1994).
He was known in the jazz community going back to the ...
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keyboards
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Larry Bunker
Lawrence Benjamin Bunker (November 4, 1928 – March 8, 2005) was an American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and percussionist. A member of the Bill Evans Trio in the mid-1960s, he also played timpani with the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra.
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percussion
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Tommy Tedesco
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guitar
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Chuck Rainey
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bass guitar
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Chuck Berghofer
Charles Curtis Berghofer (born June 14, 1937) is an American double bassist and electric bassist, who has worked in jazz and as a session musician in the film industry for more than 60 years, including working on more than 400 movie soundtracks.
...
,
Ray Brown,
Bob Magnusson
Bob Magnusson (born February 24, 1947, in New York) is an American jazz bassist.
Career
Magnusson studied French horn for 12 years before switching to bass in 1967. He toured with Buddy Rich's Orchestra in 1968 and played with the San Diego Symph ...
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double bass
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John Guerin
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Guerin was born in Hawaii and raised in San Diego. As a young drummer, he began performing with Buddy ...
,
Shelly Manne
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drums
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Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to ma ...
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arranger
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,
conductor
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piano
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References
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Mainstream Records albums
Albums arranged by Michel Legrand
Albums conducted by Michel Legrand
Albums produced by Bob Shad
Sarah Vaughan albums
1972 albums