Henri Crolla

guitar, composition · 1920–1960 · Naples

Born in Naples in 1920 and arrived as a child in the Paris "zone," he met Django Reinhardt around 1933-1934, then frequented Prévert's circle, which had him set texts to music for Yves Montand. Montand's regular accompanist and a film composer, he died in 1960 at 40.

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Styles

• Hot Club de France, Gypsy jazz
• French jazz

Landmark tracks

• Nuages (Henri Crolla) (1958)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Mar 18, 2025: Henri Crolla, le poète à six cordes (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

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