About

Known credits:
64
Birthday:
1930-04-10
Place of birth:
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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Claude Bolling

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting

2022 La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2011 Belmondo, itinéraire... Actor Self 59
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1972 The Day the Clown Cried [Reconstruction] Actor Circus band conductor N/A
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1968 Spécial Bardot Actor Self N/A
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1958 That Night Actor (uncredited) 59
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The Day the Clown Cried Actor Circus Band Conductor N/A
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Writing

1998 Chance or Coincidence Writing Writer 59
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Sound

2010 The Life Before Us Sound Music 59
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2002 Letter from an Unknown Woman Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1998 Chance or Coincidence Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1996 Le Veilleur de nuit Sound Music 59
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1991 The Pleasure of Love Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1990 Want to Stay Alive Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1990 Have a Nice Night Sound Music 59
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1989 Try This One for Size Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1988 La Garçonne Sound Music 58
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1987 La Rumba Sound Music 58
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1986 Un métier de seigneur Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1985 He Died with His Eyes Open Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1984 The Bay Boy Sound Music 58
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1984 The Leopard Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1984 Louisiana Sound Music 58
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1983 Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1982 Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan Sound Music N/A
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1980 Three Men to Destroy Sound Music 59
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1980 Willie and Phil Sound Music 58
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1980 The Awakening Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1979 La pitié dangereuse Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1979 The Other One's Mug Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1979 Le plus heureux des trois Sound Music N/A
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1979 L'Étrange Monsieur Duvallier Sound Music N/A
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1979 The Angry Man Sound Music 58
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1978 California Suite Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1978 Horoscope Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1978 Butterfly on the Shoulder Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1978 Claudine Sound Music 69
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1978 Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1978 Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons Sound Music Director 60
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1977 The Centipede Is Tap Dancing Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1977 Silver Bears Sound Music 59
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1977 The Passengers Sound Music 59
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1976 The Undertaker Parlor Computer Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1975 The Gypsy Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1975 Flic Story Sound Music 59
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1974 Les Brigades du Tigre Sound Original Music Composer 69
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1974 Tell Me You Love Me Sound Music 58
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1974 Borsalino and Co. Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1974 Say it with Flowers Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1973 The Magnificent One Sound Original Music Composer 63
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1973 Le Solitaire Sound Music 58
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1972 La Mandarine Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1971 Daisy Town Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1971 La Grande Maffia Sound Music 58
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1971 Easy Down There! Sound Music 59
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1971 Christa Sound Sound N/A
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1970 Atlantic Wall Sound Music 59
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1970 The Sensuous Assassin Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1970 Borsalino Sound Original Music Composer 61
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1968 Love in the Night Sound Music 59
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1964 Constance aux enfers Sound Music 58
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1963 The Day and the Hour Sound Music 59
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1961 On Friday at Eleven Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1960 The Hands of Orlac Sound Music 58
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1958 As Long as You Get Drunk... Sound Music 58
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