CLAUDE BOLLING

Claude Bolling (nacido el 10 de abril de 1930), es un reconocido pianista francés, compositor, arreglista, y en algunas ocasiones, actor.

Nació en Cannes, estudió en el Conservatorio Nice, luego en París. Era un niño prodigio: a los 14 años ya tocaba jazz profesionalmente, con Lionel Hampton, Roy Eldridge y Kenny Clarke.

Lleva escritas obras para más de cien películas, la mayoría de ellas francesas, entre ellas, un documental sobre el Festival de Cine de Cannes, la película Borsalino (1970), y California Suite (1979).

Bolling también es conocido por una serie de colaboraciones con intérpretes de música clásica. Su Suite para Flauta y Piano Trio Jazz con Jean-Pierre Rampal, una inteligente y encantadora combinación de la elegancia barroca con el swing moderno, ha sido una de las obras más vendidas durante años, y fue seguida por otros trabajos semejantes. Fue particularmente popular en los Estados Unidos, y fue un éxito incluso hasta dos años después de su lanzamiento.

Luego de su trabajo con Rampal, Bolling trabajó con músicos de distintos géneros, entre ellos Alexandre Lagoya, Pinchas Zukerman, Maurice André, y Yo-Yo Ma. También participó en tributos a Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson.

Claude Bolling (born 10 April 1930), is a French jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and occasional actor.

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He was born in Cannes, studied at the Nice Conservatory, then in Paris. A child prodigy, by age 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 has written 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 is 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 has also worked with, and performed tributes to many others, including Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, and Oscar Peterson.