Michel Legrand Orchestra -- When I Look in your Eyes -- Make me Rainbows

From a mid 1960's album boasting a cornucopia of top contemporary songs by stellar songwriters including Leslie Bricusse and John Williams When I Look in your Eyes (Dr. Doolittle) receives a lush piano, strings and muted brass approach. Make me Rainbows was sung by Ella Fitzgerald fronting the Count Basie band a great hard swinging version Even if her voice was ragged and past its best her musicianship was in good nick.~ a great go for it version Just discovered a Lena Horne version on U Tube recorded 1967 before the Ella Fitzgerald take .The video needs lightening Lena is almost obfuscated just about make out her face but obfuscation or not Lena was a swinger and so it is here. Always reliable Vic Damone who should have reclaimed his popular stylist title did a straight ahead romantic version . composer Johnny Wiiliams also gave the song a lush treatment in the film Fitzwilly . A difficult choice. On balance the up tempo Legrand approach is my favourite but Johnny Williams runs a close second with a generously lush version on the original soundtrack ~ a great song
Even if the pitch is wonky on some Ifcopod tracks the populace at large don't seem disquieted. I'm glad to see this track moving up the "hits" list . I got (get) a lot from this album. the strings are not especially lush but the sound has a wonderful warm, idyllic atmosphere. and this track When I Look in your eyes one of the best .

[@gillesaranda2843]

He is my favorite genius, I discovered it in 1977, I was 4, and since then, for ever in love, he made my life, and I'll be thankful all my life that my parents gave me all his songs and let them play all day long... Thanks Mum and Dad.... Deep in my flesh...

[@johnniec.b4303]

Make Me Rainbows...both stunning tunes

[@jamesmurray1577]

This is a gem.

[@railroaded1000]

What a lovely tune When I Look in your Eyes is.

[@johnny062448]

thanks so much for sharing. one of the greatest songs of all time!

[@ElizabethLilley]

Thank you for sharing! I agree that this arrangement is great. Just watched Fitzwilly for the first time, recognized the music immediately, and went looking for it. I saw Michel Legrand in concert last year. As a life long fan of him and of so much movie music, it was so wonderful to see him in person.

[@lynnf.9440]

I would have loved to see him in concert! He is one of my favorite composers!

[@HumanGoodOne]

"When I Look in Your Eyes" When I look in your eyes, I see the wisdom of the world in your eyes I see the sadness of a thousand goodbyes When I look in your eyes And it is no surprise, to see the softness of the moon in your eyes The gentle sparkle of the stars in your eyes When I look in your eyes In your eyes, I see the deepness of the sea I see the deepness of the love The love I feel you feel for me Autumn comes, summer dies I see the passing of the years in your eyes And when we part there will be no tears no goodbyes I'll just look into your eyes Those eyes, so wise So warm, so real How I love the world, your eyes reveal

[@xavierjustes9704]

Què maco !

[@clipstone]

What's the name of the album?

[@lynnf.9440]

Cinema Legrand

[@cynthiahusband106]

Wherever I look, searching for music on my phone, there he is, always, his hauntingly beautiful, gorgeous music the multitude of songs Mr Legrand composed, from His eyes, Her eyes from the Thomas crown affair to The other side of Midnight , no one , absolutely no one like Legrand, and there never will be, Thank you Mr Legrand for putting so much beauty into this , otherwise tormented world.