{"product_id":"legrand-michel-legrand-jazz-45-rpm-limited-edition-180-gram-1","title":"Legrand, Michel - Legrand Jazz (45 RPM, Limited Edition, 180 Gram)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/elusivedisc.com\/michel-legrand-legrand-jazz-180g-45rpm-2lp-non-numbered\/#tab-description\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100% Analog 180g 45rpm Vinyl 2LP!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressed at RTI!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll-Analog Mastering by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering! Hear This Album as it Was Meant to be Heard! Absolutely Stunning!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Greatest Assembly of Musical Talent Ever on One Album! Features Performances by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Ben Webster \u0026amp; 27 More Jazz Greats!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressed at Record Technology for Silent Surfaces and True Fidelity to the Analog Source\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcademy and Grammy ® Award-winning composer\/arranger Michel Legrand (\u003cem\u003eThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Summer of '42, The Thomas Crown Affair\u003c\/em\u003e) was not a household name in America in 1958, but he was renowned among musicians and a life-long fanatic of American jazz and its players. \u003cem\u003eLegrand Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e is the result of Legrand traveling to America and using his Columbia Records contract to enlist label mates (and soon to be legends) \u003cstrong\u003eMiles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, Ben Webster, Hank Jones, Herbie Mann, Phil Woods, Donald Byrd, Art Farmer, Sheldon Powell, Teo Macero, Milt Hinton, Jimmy Cleveland,\u003c\/strong\u003e and others to record his fantastical reimagining of 11 jazz standards. Not merely content to lay down another Parisian hard-bop play-along, the 27-year-old worked against type and expectations at every turn, creating a moody, idiosyncratic landscape for unusual call-and-response chase solos, washes of harp and vibes, and sultry horn canvases. Davis, Coltrane and the others manage to fall in with the diverse, mellow flow of Legrand's arrangements while keeping their unique musical voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImpex's pristine release was mastered by Chris Bellman on Bernie Grundman's All-Tube cutting lathe from a 2-track, all-analog mix down of the original studio work prints, made especially for Impex Records by Mark Wilder at Battery Studios in New York. The results are revelatory. The large recording space is captured in every detail, while Davis' full force dynamic variations come through with incredible veracity. The gentle ebb-and-flow of Legrand's parts highlight microtonal fluctuations on every track. You are along for a magic carpet ride of large jazz ensemble recording when you drop the needle into these grooves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have packaged the meticulously recreated outer jacket in a gatefold with an original photo montage inside honoring Michel Legrand's masterpiece of reinvention and focused fan-boy enthusiasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sound of Impex's all-analog LP preserves the wide soundstage of late 1950s Columbia recordings while creating intimate spaces between players on the stage for maximum definition. \u003cstrong\u003eOn 33rpm, this rare, highly-praised recording had never sounded so good. Now that it's on 45rpm double LP? Even Better!!! Go big with\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLegrand Jazz.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e180g Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e45rpm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDouble LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAnalog Mix-Down Transfer of Original 1958 Work Tapes by Mark Wilder at Battery Studios, New York, NY\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePressed at RTI\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGatefold Jacket Housed Inside a Resealable, Protective Plastic Sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eExclusive Large-Format Booklet with New Art \u0026amp; an Appreciation by Tom Schnabel (Rhythm Planet \u0026amp; KCRW)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ELUSIVE DISC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52331082514708,"sku":"270287","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/0491\/7101\/files\/legrand-michel-legrand-jazz-45-rpm-limited-edition-180-gram-856276002213-9818984.jpg?v=1782440288","url":"https:\/\/yellowracketrecords.com\/products\/legrand-michel-legrand-jazz-45-rpm-limited-edition-180-gram-1","provider":"Yellow Racket Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}