Claude Bolling

piano · 1930–2020 · Cannes

Pianist and composer born in Cannes, author of tributes to Duke Ellington and of ragtime. His Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, with Jean-Pierre Rampal, is his best-known work; he also wrote many film scores.

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Styles

• Swing, big bands
• Third stream

Landmark tracks

• Baroque and Blue (1975)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Dedicated episode · Aug 21, 2020: Claude Bolling, un monument du swing (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Dedicated episode · Dec 15, 2019: Claude Bolling, un monument du swing (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN: Wikipedia, Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio
• FR : Universalis, Claude Bolling
• EN : Jazz.com, Claude Bolling

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