Claude Bolling was born in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France on April 10,
1930. 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.
Bolling 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), “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.
Bolling is known by most Euro-western fans for his compositions for the
Lucky Luke cartoon film and TV series.
BOLLING, Claude
[4/10/1930, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France - ] – writer, composer, conductor, arranger,
musician (piano), actor.
Lucky Luke: Daisy Town* – 1971
Song: “Poor Lonesome Cowboy”
sung by Pat Woods
Song: “Volia le quadrille!”
sung by Philippe Clay
Song: “Dalton Theme” sung by
Jean Stout
Song: “Daisy Town Saloon
Song” sung by Nicole Croisille
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons* – 1976
Song: “Les ballade des
Dalton” sung by Eric Christy (Eric Kristy)
Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run* - 1982
Louisiana* – 1984
Song: “Louisiana Waltz” sung
by Dee Dee Bridgewater (Denise Garrett)
Song: “Cotton Balls”,
“Chasse a l’homme” sung by Baton Rouge Community Chorus
Lucky Luke* (TV) – 1984
Song: “Poor Lonesome Cowboy”
sung by Pat Woods
Song: “Bang Bang Lucky Luke”
sung by Jacques Cardona
*Available on CD and or LP
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