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When did Michel Legrand's first album release?

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Michel Legrand's first album Paris Jazz Piano released in 1961.


Michel Legrand (1932-2019) was a celebrated French jazz composer, pianist, and conductor who put out more than 100 albums and wrote more than 200 film and TV scores. He won three Oscars and a Grammy over the course of a prolific career. 
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