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Jazz Pianist, prolific film composer Claude Bolling passes away at 90 ANI | Updated: Jan 03, 2021 09:37 IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): Claude Bolling, a French jazz pianist and composer whose work can be heard in over 100 films, died on December 29 in Garches, France. He was 90.
According to Variety, Bolling's representatives announced his death on his website. No cause was given.
Bolling, who was born on April 10, 1930 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France-- was a child prodigy and began playing piano professionally by the age of 14 with the likes of Lionel Hampton and Roy Eldridge. Bolling greatly assisted in the revival of traditional jazz in the 1960s, befriending greats like Oscar Peterson and citing Duke Ellington as a large influence.
Vinyl Vault—Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Share
This week the Vinyl Vault acknowledges the passing of French jazz pianist Claude Bolling by featuring probably his best known work, “Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano.” Bolling passed away on December 29, 2020 at the age of 90.
“Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano” was a hit in the 1970s and into the 80s. It stayed on the Billboard charts for nearly 10 years. The record could be called a fusion album; but not a fusion of jazz and rock as that term is usually applied, but a fusion of jazz and classical music. At the time of the album’s release in 1975, Columbia records referred to the music as “crossover,” no doubt to distinguish it from the louder and more bombastic fusion.
Claude Bolling
Claude Bolling, the French pianist, composer and arranger who attained a worldwide following through his melodic blend of jazz and classical influences and stayed on the
Billboard classical charts for more than a decade with his 1975 album “Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano,” has died.
Bolling’s representatives announced on his website that he died Tuesday (Dec. 29) in Garches, France, at age 90. A cause of death was not provided.
A lifelong admirer of Duke Ellington, the Cannes native was a professional musician by his teens and over the following decades would perform with everyone from Lionel Hampton to Yo-Yo Ma. He arranged music for Brigitte Bardot and Juliette Greco among others, wrote soundtracks for hundreds of French film and television productions and his compositions could be heard on such American releases as
Jazz musician Claude Bolling dies at 90
Claude Bolling, popular jazz-classical musician, dies at 90 years old.
Posted: Jan 2, 2021 10:34 AM
Updated: Jan 2, 2021 12:43 PM
Posted By: Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Claude Bolling, the French pianist, composer and arranger who attained a worldwide following through his melodic blend of jazz and classical influences and stayed on the Billboard classical charts for more than a decade with his 1975 album “Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano,” has died at age 90.
The Cannes native was a professional musician by his teens and over the following decades would perform with everyone from Lionel Hampton to Yo-Yo Ma.