
Claude Bolling
Known for SoundBorn 1930-04-10Died 2020-12-29Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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), Enuff Is Enuff (J'ai mon voyage!), 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.Read more
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L'Étrange Monsieur Duvallier
1979 · Series
Christa
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1971 · Series
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14 juillet 1953
1954 · Movie
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The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan
1982 · Movie
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Le Plus Heureux des trois
1979 · Movie
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The Day the Clown Cried
1972 · Movie
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Show Bardot
1968 · Movie
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2011 · Movie
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Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Series
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Want to Stay Alive
1990 · Movie
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Les Brigades du Tigre
1974 · Series
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Try This One for Size
1989 · Movie
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1962 · Series
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Le Veilleur de nuit
1996 · Movie
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The Magnificent One
1973 · Movie
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On Friday at Eleven
1961 · Movie
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Borsalino
1970 · Movie
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Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons
1978 · Movie
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Champs-Elysées
1982 · Series
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Daisy Town
1971 · Movie
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The Day and the Hour
1963 · Movie
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Have a Nice Night
1990 · Movie
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Le Solitaire
1973 · Movie
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La Garçonne
1988 · Movie
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1971 · Movie
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Flic Story
1975 · Movie
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1974 · Movie
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The Life Before Us
2010 · Movie
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Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose
1983 · Movie
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The Gypsy
1975 · Movie
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Electra One
1967 · Movie
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Atlantic Wall
1970 · Movie
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Three Men to Kill
1980 · Movie
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Silver Bears
1977 · Movie
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The Leopard
1984 · Movie
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The Passengers
1977 · Movie
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Series
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Butterfly on the Shoulder
1978 · Movie
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La Grande Maffia
1971 · Movie
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Love in the Night
1968 · Movie
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The Bay Boy
1984 · Movie
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California Suite
1978 · Movie
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Sacrée soirée
1987 · Series
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Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.
2004 · Movie
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The Other One's Mug
1979 · Movie
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1958 · Movie