'The Young Girls of Rochefort,' 1967

'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' (1964) was the better-known film, but this follow-up by director Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Legrand, is the best way to start a new year

Happy New Year JazzWax readers!

For some time, my first post of any new year has been about the film The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), directed by Jacques Demy. The music was composed by Michel Legrand, with lyrics by Demy, and the choreography was by Norman Maen. It was a musical followup to Demy and Legrand’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and, …