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Claude Bolling (10 April 1930 – 29 December 2020) was a French jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and occasional actor.

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, mostly French, starting with the score for a 1957 documentary about the Cannes Film Festival, and including the films Borsalino (1970), and California Suite (1978).

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
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CLAUDE BOLLING Les Succès De Duke Ellington album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Les Succès De Duke Ellington
Big Band 1956
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling And All Stars : French Jazz (aka Nuances) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling And All Stars : French Jazz (aka Nuances)
Big Band 1956
CLAUDE BOLLING Les Succès De Django Reinhardt album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Les Succès De Django Reinhardt
Swing 1957
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling Et Son Orchestre ‎: Sensas! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling Et Son Orchestre ‎: Sensas!
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1958
CLAUDE BOLLING Les Succès De La Nouvelle Orléans album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Les Succès De La Nouvelle Orléans
Dixieland 1958
CLAUDE BOLLING Rolling with Bolling album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rolling with Bolling
Swing 1958
CLAUDE BOLLING Rolling with Bolling (aka Claude Bolling aka A Musical Portrait Of New Orleans) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rolling with Bolling (aka Claude Bolling aka A Musical Portrait Of New Orleans)
Swing 1958
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling Plays Duke Ellington (aka Joue Duke Ellington) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling Plays Duke Ellington (aka Joue Duke Ellington)
Swing 1960
CLAUDE BOLLING Dansons Avec Claude Bolling album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dansons Avec Claude Bolling
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1960
CLAUDE BOLLING Bande Originale de L'émission Telévisée 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bande Originale de L'émission Telévisée "Claude Bolling Special Show"
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1961
CLAUDE BOLLING Joue Les Airs De Brigitte album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Joue Les Airs De Brigitte
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1963
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling Et Les Parisiennes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling Et Les Parisiennes
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1964
CLAUDE BOLLING Jazzgang Amadeus Mozart album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazzgang Amadeus Mozart
Swing 1965
CLAUDE BOLLING Big Piano - Joue les succès de Ray Charles album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Big Piano - Joue les succès de Ray Charles
Swing 1965
CLAUDE BOLLING Les Parisiennes Et Claude Bolling album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Les Parisiennes Et Claude Bolling
Vocal Jazz 1966
CLAUDE BOLLING Les Parisiennes Et Claude Bolling ‎: Un Tout Petit Pantin album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Les Parisiennes Et Claude Bolling ‎: Un Tout Petit Pantin
Vocal Jazz 1967
CLAUDE BOLLING Hit Hit Hit Piano Bolling (aka Piano Discothek) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hit Hit Hit Piano Bolling (aka Piano Discothek)
Swing 1967
CLAUDE BOLLING Original Ragtime album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Original Ragtime
Ragtime 1967
CLAUDE BOLLING Original Boogie Woogie (aka The Original Bolling Boogie) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Original Boogie Woogie (aka The Original Bolling Boogie)
Boogie Woogie Piano 1968
CLAUDE BOLLING Vivre la nuit album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Vivre la nuit
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1968
CLAUDE BOLLING I Love a Piano album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Love a Piano
Swing 1969
CLAUDE BOLLING Original Piano Blues (aka The Original Bolling Blues) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Original Piano Blues (aka The Original Bolling Blues)
Swing 1970
CLAUDE BOLLING Original Jazz Classics album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Original Jazz Classics
Cool Jazz 1970
CLAUDE BOLLING Borsalino album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Borsalino
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1970
CLAUDE BOLLING Los Exitos De Duke Ellington album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Los Exitos De Duke Ellington
Big Band 1970
CLAUDE BOLLING Lucky Luke album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lucky Luke
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1971
CLAUDE BOLLING Jouent Le Paris de Gilbert Becaud, Georges Brassens, Maurice Chevalier, Léo Ferre Et Charles Trenet album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jouent Le Paris de Gilbert Becaud, Georges Brassens, Maurice Chevalier, Léo Ferre Et Charles Trenet
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1972
CLAUDE BOLLING Sonate Pour Deux Pianistes/Jazz Concerto Pour Piano Et Orchestre album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sonate Pour Deux Pianistes/Jazz Concerto Pour Piano Et Orchestre
Third Stream 1972
CLAUDE BOLLING La Mandarine album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
La Mandarine
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1972
CLAUDE BOLLING Plays the Original Piano Greats (aka Jazz in Paris: Claude Bolling Plays the Original Piano Greats) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plays the Original Piano Greats (aka Jazz in Paris: Claude Bolling Plays the Original Piano Greats)
Swing 1972
CLAUDE BOLLING Le Magnifique (OST) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Le Magnifique (OST)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1973
CLAUDE BOLLING Jingle Boogie album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jingle Boogie
Swing 1974
CLAUDE BOLLING Borsalino And Co album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Borsalino And Co
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1974
CLAUDE BOLLING And The Show Biz Band - Swing Party album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
And The Show Biz Band - Swing Party
Big Band 1974
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling Et Le Show Biz Band ‎: Swing Session album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling Et Le Show Biz Band ‎: Swing Session
Big Band 1974
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling / Alexandre Lagoya ‎: Concerto For Classic Guitar And Jazz Piano album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling / Alexandre Lagoya ‎: Concerto For Classic Guitar And Jazz Piano
Third Stream 1975
CLAUDE BOLLING Jazz Party album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz Party
Swing 1975
CLAUDE BOLLING Hommage album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hommage
Swing 1975
CLAUDE BOLLING With The Help Of My Friends album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
With The Help Of My Friends
Swing 1975
CLAUDE BOLLING Il Faut Vivre Dangereusement (Bande Originale Du Film De Claude Makovski) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Il Faut Vivre Dangereusement (Bande Originale Du Film De Claude Makovski)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1975
CLAUDE BOLLING L'Année Sainte album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
L'Année Sainte
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1976
CLAUDE BOLLING Ragtime Bolling - Claude Bolling Piano-Solo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ragtime Bolling - Claude Bolling Piano-Solo
Ragtime 1977
CLAUDE BOLLING Le mille pattes fait des claquettes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Le mille pattes fait des claquettes
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1977
CLAUDE BOLLING Suite for Violin & Jazz Piano Trio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Suite for Violin & Jazz Piano Trio
Third Stream 1977
CLAUDE BOLLING California Suite album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
California Suite
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1978
CLAUDE BOLLING Lucky Luke La Ballade Des Dalton album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lucky Luke La Ballade Des Dalton
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1978
CLAUDE BOLLING Specialties Trio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Specialties Trio
Swing 1978
CLAUDE BOLLING Les Trois Mousquetaires Ou L'escrime Ne Paie Pas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Les Trois Mousquetaires Ou L'escrime Ne Paie Pas
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1978
CLAUDE BOLLING L'Homme En Colère (Bande Originale Du Film) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
L'Homme En Colère (Bande Originale Du Film)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1979
CLAUDE BOLLING The Awakening album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Awakening
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1980
CLAUDE BOLLING Picnic Suite album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Picnic Suite
Third Stream 1980
CLAUDE BOLLING Concerto for Classic Guitar and Jazz Piano album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Concerto for Classic Guitar and Jazz Piano
Third Stream 1980
CLAUDE BOLLING Toot Suite for Trumpet & Jazz Piano album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toot Suite for Trumpet & Jazz Piano
Third Stream 1981
CLAUDE BOLLING Just For Fun album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Just For Fun
Swing 1981
CLAUDE BOLLING Suite Inspiration album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Suite Inspiration
Third Stream 1982
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling Trio : All Time Favourites album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling Trio : All Time Favourites
Swing 1982
CLAUDE BOLLING Le Braconnier De Dieu album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Le Braconnier De Dieu
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1983
CLAUDE BOLLING Suite for Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Piano Trio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Suite for Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Piano Trio
Third Stream 1983
CLAUDE BOLLING Musiques Originales De Films D' Aventures album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Musiques Originales De Films D' Aventures
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1984
CLAUDE BOLLING Le Vent Tourbillon : Conte Musical En Lumière Noire album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Le Vent Tourbillon : Conte Musical En Lumière Noire
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1984
CLAUDE BOLLING Jazz à la française album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz à la française
Swing 1984
CLAUDE BOLLING Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio
Third Stream 1984
CLAUDE BOLLING Louisiane album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Louisiane
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1984
CLAUDE BOLLING On Ne Meurt Que Deux Fois album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
On Ne Meurt Que Deux Fois
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1985
CLAUDE BOLLING Big Band Panorama album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Big Band Panorama
Big Band 1985
CLAUDE BOLLING La Rumba (Bande originale du film) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
La Rumba (Bande originale du film)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1987
CLAUDE BOLLING Suite For Flute And Jazz Piano Trio No. 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Suite For Flute And Jazz Piano Trio No. 2
Third Stream 1987
CLAUDE BOLLING Bolling Band Plays Ellington Music Vol. 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bolling Band Plays Ellington Music Vol. 1
Big Band 1987
CLAUDE BOLLING Bolling Band Plays Ellington Music Vol. 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bolling Band Plays Ellington Music Vol. 2
Big Band 1987
CLAUDE BOLLING Suite For Flute & Jazz Piano album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Suite For Flute & Jazz Piano
Third Stream 1988
CLAUDE BOLLING Jazz Brunch album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz Brunch
Big Band 1988
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling, Emanuel Ax ‎: Sonatas For Two Pianists album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling, Emanuel Ax ‎: Sonatas For Two Pianists
Third Stream 1989
CLAUDE BOLLING Plaisir D' Amour / La Fiancée Du Pirate album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plaisir D' Amour / La Fiancée Du Pirate
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1991
CLAUDE BOLLING Netchaïev Est De Retour / On Ne Meurt Que 2 Fois album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Netchaïev Est De Retour / On Ne Meurt Que 2 Fois
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1991
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling + Guylenn : Warm Up The Band album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling + Guylenn : Warm Up The Band
Swing 1991
CLAUDE BOLLING Bolling - Picnic Suite album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bolling - Picnic Suite
Third Stream 1992
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling Big Band - Stéphane Grappelli : First Class album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling Big Band - Stéphane Grappelli : First Class
Big Band 1992
CLAUDE BOLLING Les Brigades Du Tigre album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Les Brigades Du Tigre
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1992
CLAUDE BOLLING Cross Over USA album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cross Over USA
Swing 1993
CLAUDE BOLLING Bolling By Bolling album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bolling By Bolling
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1993
CLAUDE BOLLING Enchanting Versailles: Strictly Classical album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Enchanting Versailles: Strictly Classical
Third Stream 1995
CLAUDE BOLLING Concerto For Classic Guitar And Jazz Piano (Polonia) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Concerto For Classic Guitar And Jazz Piano (Polonia)
Third Stream 1996
CLAUDE BOLLING Cinemadreams album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cinemadreams
Big Band 1996
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling Big Band ‎: A Drum Is A Woman album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling Big Band ‎: A Drum Is A Woman
Big Band 1996
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling Big Band : PariSwing album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling Big Band : PariSwing
Big Band 2000
CLAUDE BOLLING Bolling  / Roselli Quartet : Suites For Flute And Jazz Piano Trio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bolling / Roselli Quartet : Suites For Flute And Jazz Piano Trio
Third Stream 2004
CLAUDE BOLLING La Gitane / Le Léopard album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
La Gitane / Le Léopard
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2012
CLAUDE BOLLING La Mandarine / La Revanche album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
La Mandarine / La Revanche
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2013
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling, Eric Demarsan : Les Passagers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling, Eric Demarsan : Les Passagers
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2014
CLAUDE BOLLING Try This One For Size album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Try This One For Size
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2015

CLAUDE BOLLING EPs & splits

CLAUDE BOLLING live albums

CLAUDE BOLLING Live At The Méridien - 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At The Méridien - "Paris"
Big Band 1984
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling Big Band - The Victory Concert (50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling Big Band - The Victory Concert (50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris)
Big Band 1994
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling Big Band ‎: A Tone Parallel To Harlem Duke Ellington album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling Big Band ‎: A Tone Parallel To Harlem Duke Ellington
Big Band 1999

CLAUDE BOLLING demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

CLAUDE BOLLING re-issues & compilations

CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling & Le Show Biz Band ‎: Swing Session + Jazz Party album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling & Le Show Biz Band ‎: Swing Session + Jazz Party
Big Band 1980
CLAUDE BOLLING Bolling's Greatest Hits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bolling's Greatest Hits
Swing 1990
CLAUDE BOLLING Jazzgang Amadeus Mozart + Back To Charleston album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazzgang Amadeus Mozart + Back To Charleston
Swing 1990
CLAUDE BOLLING CBS Masterworks Dinner Classics: A Cocktail Party album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
CBS Masterworks Dinner Classics: A Cocktail Party
Swing 1991
CLAUDE BOLLING Borsalino & Borsalino And Co album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Borsalino & Borsalino And Co
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1998
CLAUDE BOLLING Claude Bolling Big Band ‎: Black Brown And Beige / A Drum Is A Woman album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Claude Bolling Big Band ‎: Black Brown And Beige / A Drum Is A Woman
Big Band 1999

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