Vocalist Dominic Alldis’s beautifully-judged arrangements of Michel Legrand’s compositions feature his own piano along with internationally-renowned Tim Garland on tenor and soprano saxophone, Colin Oxley on guitar, Malcolm Creese on bass, and the Allegri String Quartet on three tracks. 'Watch What Happens' was selected as the Editor’s Choice in the May 2002 issue of Jazz Review.

"He's one of the great songwriters. I really think they're wonderful melodies", declares Dominic Alldis. Michel Legrand has long been taken up by jazz players - Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Phil Woods - looking for successors to the Great American Songbook. Vocally the results have been mixed - till now.

Dominic Alldis is a genuine jazz singer; that is, an exponent of the rare art of improvisation through interpretation of a lyric. Here he turns his artistry to Legrand's golden songwriting period of the late 60s and early 70s. Having lived in France for five years he is fluent in French and sings the swinging jazz numbers in English and the ballad chansons in French. Dominic's beautifully-judged arrangements feature his own post-Bill Evans piano with internationally-renowned Tim Garland on tenor and soprano saxophone, Colin Oxley on guitar, Malcolm Creese on bass, and the Allegri String Quartet, no less, on three tracks.

'Watch What Happens' was selected as the Editor's Choice in the May 2002 issue of Jazz Review: "Alldis has come up with something completely individual, a valuable alternative to the jazz vocal norm".

Personnel:
Dominic Alldis (vocals, piano), Malcolm Creese (bass), Colin Oxley (guitar), Tim Garland (saxophone), The Allegri Sting Quartet.