Claude Bolling

Claude Bolling

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1930-04-10
Deathday: 2020-12-29 (90 years old)

Biography

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.

Filmography

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Movies 87

TV Shows 10

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Writer 1

Original Music Composer
Un métier de seigneur

Un métier de seigneur (1986)

Movie
(Variety/Instrumental Album of the Year)
Victoires de la musique

Victoires de la musique (1985)

TV
Music / Musical
Claudine

Claudine (1978)

TV
Original Music Composer
Les Brigades du Tigre

Les Brigades du Tigre (1974)

TV
Original Music Composer
Daisy Town

Daisy Town (1971)

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5
Circus Band Conductor
The Day the Clown Cried

The Day the Clown Cried

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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1930-04-10

Deathday
2020-12-29 (90 years old)

Birth Name
Claude Jean Harry Bolling

Birth Place
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Citizenships
France

Awards
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Prix Sidney Bechet

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