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Claude Bolling

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Nascita
10 aprile 1930 · Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Morte
29 dicembre 2020

Biografia

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.

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Locandina di Come si distrugge la reputazione del più grande agente segreto del mondo
Come si distrugge la reputazione del più grande agente segreto del mondo
Film · 1973 · ★ 7,0
Locandina di Borsalino
Borsalino
Film · 1970 · ★ 6,9
Locandina di Lucky Luke - Daisy Town
Lucky Luke - Daisy Town
Film · 1971 · ★ 6,9
Locandina di California Suite
California Suite
Film · 1978 · ★ 5,9
Locandina di Flic Story
Flic Story
Film · 1975 · ★ 6,4
Locandina di Lucky Luke - La ballata dei Dalton
Lucky Luke - La ballata dei Dalton
Film · 1978 · ★ 6,8
Locandina di Borsalino & co.
Borsalino & co.
Film · 1974 · ★ 6,4
Locandina di Le Mur de l’Atlantique
Le Mur de l’Atlantique
Film · 1970 · ★ 6,2
Locandina di The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Serie · 1962 · ★ 7,6
Locandina di Alla 39ª eclisse
Alla 39ª eclisse
Film · 1980 · ★ 5,4
Locandina di Tre uomini da abbattere
Tre uomini da abbattere
Film · 1980 · ★ 6,1
Locandina di Lucky Luke - La grande avventura dei Dalton
Lucky Luke - La grande avventura dei Dalton
Film · 1983 · ★ 6,2

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