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Claude Bolling

Claude Bolling

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Claude Bolling (10 April 1930 – 29 December 2020), was a French jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and occasional actor.

He was born in Cannes, France, and studied at the Nice Conservatory, and then in Paris. A child prodigy, by the age of 14 he was playing jazz piano professionally, with Lionel Hampton, Roy Eldridge, and Kenny Clarke. Bolling's books on jazz technique show that he did not delve far beyond bebop into much avant-garde jazz. He was a major part of the traditional jazz revival in the late 1960s, and he became friends with Oscar Peterson.

He wrote music for over one hundred films, including a 1957 documentary about the Cannes Film Festival, and films such as The Hands of Orlac (1960), World in My Pocket (1961), Me and the Forty Year Old Man (1965), Atlantic Wall (1970), Borsalino (1970), To Catch a Spy (1971), Le Magnifique (1973), Borsalino & Co. (1974), Flic Story (1975), The Passengers (1977), Silver Bears (1978), California Suite (1978), Jigsaw (L'Homme en colère) (1979), The Awakening (1980), Willie & Phil (1980), Three Men to Kill (1980), The Bay Boy (1984), He Died with His Eyes Open (1985), Try This One for Size (1989) and Chance or Coincidence (1998).

Bolling was also noted for a series of "crossover" collaborations with classical musicians. His Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio with Jean-Pierre Rampal, a mix of Baroque elegance with modern swing, has been a top seller for many years, and was followed up by other works in the same vein. It was particularly popular in the United States, at the top of the hit parade for two years after its release and on the Billboard top 40 for 530 weeks, roughly ten years.

Following his work with Rampal, Bolling went on to work with many other musicians, from different genres, including guitarist Alexandre Lagoya, violinist Pinchas Zukerman, trumpeter Maurice André, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He also worked with, and performed tributes to many others, including Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, and Oscar Peterson.

Bolling was also notable as the composer of the Lucky Luke animated features Daisy Town (1971) and La Ballade des Dalton (1978).

Source: Article "Claude Bolling" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

The Life Before Us

The Life Before Us

2010

Music

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman

2002

Original Music Composer

Chance or Coincidence

Chance or Coincidence

1998

Original Music Composer, Writer

Le Veilleur de nuit

Le Veilleur de nuit

1996

Music

The Pleasure of Love

The Pleasure of Love

1991

Original Music Composer

Netchayev is Back

Netchayev is Back

1991

Original Music Composer

Want to Stay Alive

Want to Stay Alive

1990

Original Music Composer

Have a Nice Night

Have a Nice Night

1990

Music

Try This One for Size

Try This One for Size

1989

Original Music Composer

La Garçonne

La Garçonne

1988

Music

La Rumba

La Rumba

1987

Music

Un métier de seigneur

Un métier de seigneur

1986

Original Music Composer

He Died with His Eyes Open

He Died with His Eyes Open

1985

Original Music Composer

The Bay Boy

The Bay Boy

1984

Music

The Leopard

The Leopard

1984

Original Music Composer

Louisiana

Louisiana

1984

Music

Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose

Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose

1983

Original Music Composer

The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan

The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan

1982

Music

Three Men to Destroy

Three Men to Destroy

1980

Music

Willie and Phil

Willie and Phil

1980

Music

The Awakening

The Awakening

1980

Original Music Composer

La pitié dangereuse

La pitié dangereuse

1979

Original Music Composer

The Other One's Mug

The Other One's Mug

1979

Original Music Composer

Le Plus Heureux des trois

Le Plus Heureux des trois

1979

Music

L'Étrange Monsieur Duvallier

L'Étrange Monsieur Duvallier

1979

Music

The Angry Man

The Angry Man

1979

Music

California Suite

California Suite

1978

Original Music Composer

Horoscope

Horoscope

1978

Original Music Composer

Butterfly on the Shoulder

Butterfly on the Shoulder

1978

Original Music Composer

Claudine

Claudine

1978

Musical, Music

Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons

Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons

1978

Original Music Composer, Music Director

The Centipede Is Tap Dancing

The Centipede Is Tap Dancing

1977

Original Music Composer

Silver Bears

Silver Bears

1977

Music

The Passengers

The Passengers

1977

Music

The Undertaker Parlor Computer

The Undertaker Parlor Computer

1976

Original Music Composer

The Gypsy

The Gypsy

1975

Original Music Composer

Flic Story

Flic Story

1975

Music

Les Brigades du Tigre

Les Brigades du Tigre

1974

Original Music Composer

Tell Me You Love Me

Tell Me You Love Me

1974

Music

Borsalino and Co.

Borsalino and Co.

1974

Original Music Composer

Say it with Flowers

Say it with Flowers

1974

Original Music Composer

The Magnificent One

The Magnificent One

1973

Original Music Composer

Le Solitaire

Le Solitaire

1973

Music

La Mandarine

La Mandarine

1972

Original Music Composer

Daisy Town

Daisy Town

1971

Original Music Composer

La Grande Maffia

La Grande Maffia

1971

Music

Easy Down There!

Easy Down There!

1971

Music

Christa

Christa

1971

Sound

Atlantic Wall

Atlantic Wall

1970

Original Music Composer

The Sensuous Assassin

The Sensuous Assassin

1970

Original Music Composer

Borsalino

Borsalino

1970

Original Music Composer

Love in the Night

Love in the Night

1968

Music

Electra One

Electra One

1967

Original Music Composer

Constance aux enfers

Constance aux enfers

1964

Music

The Day and the Hour

The Day and the Hour

1963

Music

On Friday at Eleven

On Friday at Eleven

1961

Original Music Composer

The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac

1960

Music

As Long as You Get Drunk...

As Long as You Get Drunk...

1958

Music

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