説明
(US / MERCURY / 849 471 / MEDIA:EX- / JACKET:EX-)
巨匠ミシェル・ルグランの若くして華麗なアレンジ力が爆発したオーケストラル・ジャズ！
1958年録音のオーケストラル・ジャズ作品『LEGRAND JAZZ』のタイトル＋曲順を差し替えた1970年発表盤。コロンビアからアルバム作成のオファーを受け、マイルス・デイヴィスを筆頭に、アート・ファーマー、ベン・ウェブスター、ジョン・コルトレーン、テオ・マセロ、フィル・ウッズ、ビル・エヴァンス、エディ・コスタ、ポール・チェンバースなど、ルグランが指名した最高峰ジャズメン達が集う、豪華内容。「THE JITTERBUG WALTZ」、「STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY」、「’ROUND MIDNIGHT」、「NIGHT IN TUNISIA」など、ここまで華やか且つエレガントな鳴りはルグランならでは。全11曲を収録。
TRACKLIST
A1 THE JITTERBUG WALTZ
A2 STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY
A3 ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT
A4 DJANGO
A5 NIGHT IN TUNISIA
B1 IN A MIST
B2 BLUE AND SENTIMENTAL
B3 DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE
B4 WILD MAN BLUES
B5 NUAGES
B6 ROSETTA
COMPANIES, ETC.
MANUFACTURED BY – PHONOGRAM, INC.
DISTRIBUTED BY – PHONOGRAM, INC.
CREDITS
ALTO SAXOPHONE – GENE QUILL (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1), PHIL WOODS (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B4, A2, A5, B1)
ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR – MICHEL LEGRAND
BARITONE SAXOPHONE – TEO MACERO (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1)
BARITONE SAXOPHONE, CLARINET – JEROME RICHARDSON (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B4)
BASS – GEORGE DUVIVIER (TRACKS: B2, B3, B5, B6), MILT HINTON (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1), PAUL CHAMBERS (3) (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B4)
BASS, TUBA – MAJOR HOLLY* (TRACKS: B2, B3, B5, B6)
DRUMS – DON LAMOND (TRACKS: B2, B3, B5, B6), KENNY DENNIS (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B4), OSIE JOHNSON (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1)
FLUTE – HERBIE MANN (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6)
FRENCH HORN – JAMES BUFFINGTON* (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1)
GUITAR – BARRY GALBRAITH (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B4)
HARP – BETTY GLAMANN (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B4)
PIANO – BILL EVANS (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B4), HANK JONES (TRACKS: B2, B3, B5, B6), NAT PIERCE (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1)
TENOR SAXOPHONE – BEN WEBSTER (TRACKS: B2, B3, B5, B6), JOHN COLTRANE (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B4), SELDON POWELL (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1)
TROMBONE – BILLY BYERS (TRACKS: B2, B3, B5, B6), EDDIE BERT (TRACKS: B2, B3, B5, B6), FRANK REHAK (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6), JIMMY CLEVELAND (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6)
TRUMPET – ART FARMER (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1), DONALD BYRD (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1), ERNIE ROYAL (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1), JOE WILDER (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1), MILES DAVIS (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B4)
VIBRAPHONE – DON ELLIOT* (TRACKS: A2, A5, B1), EDDIE COSTA (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B4)
