Michel Legrand - ALFA Years (2020)

"ALFA Years" is a large-scale archival retrospective compilation of the great French composer, pianist, and arranger Michel Legrand, released in 2020 (following his death in 2019) by the Japanese division of Sony Music (Sony Music Direct / ALFA Music).

This release celebrates a special, exquisite, and rare period in the maestro's career—his close collaboration with the legendary Japanese label ALFA Records at the turn of the 1970s and 1980s.

A true gem for collectors of refined European and Japanese easy listening. The album evokes a surprising sense of nostalgia, sun-drenched Paris, and neon-lit Tokyo, united by the genius of one of the greatest melodists of the 20th century.