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Pianists · 1930–2020

Claude Bolling

French jazz musician, composer and pianist (1930–2020)

Born: 10 April 1930
Cannes
Died: 29 December 2020
Saint-Cloud
Country: France
Active: 1944–2020
Record labels: Columbia Records, Philips Records, Frémeaux & Associés
Discography: 69 albums

Biography

Claude Bolling was a jazz musician who played piano. Claude Bolling was born on 10 April 1930 in Cannes and died on 29 December 2020 in Saint-Cloud. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Columbia Records, Philips Records and Frémeaux & Associés. The discography here lists 69 albums, from “Claude Bolling et les Parisiennes” (1964) to “Flûte Passion : Claude Bolling – Suite No. 2 for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio” (2025). Honours include Prix Sidney Bechet (1970), Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres and Officer of the Legion of Honour.

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

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Claude Bolling et les Parisiennes 1964

Les Parisiennes et Claude Bolling 1966

Original Ragtime Piano Solo 1967

Un tout petit pantin 1967

Original Boogie Woogie 1968

Vivre La Nuit (Bande Originale Du Film) 1968

I Love a Piano 1969

Borsalino 1970

La Mandarine 1972

Monsieur Pompadour 1972

Le Magnifique 1973

Borsalino and Co. 1974

Jazz Party 1974

Concerto for Classic Guitar and Jazz Piano 1975

Il faut vivre dangereusement 1975

Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio 1975

L'année sainte 1976

Jazz Party - Vol. 2 1977

Le mille pattes fait des claquettes 1977

Les trois mousquetaires ou l'escrime ne paie pas 1978

Lucky Luke La Ballade Des Dalton 1978

Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano 1978

L'homme en colère 1979

California Suite 1980

Picnic Suite 1980

Toot Suite 1981

Le Braconnier de Dieu 1983

Suite for Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Piano Trio 1983

Jazz à la française 1984

Louisiane 1984

Big Band Panorama 1985

On ne meurt que deux fois 1985

Ragtime Boogie-Woogie Jazz Classics 1985

Nuances 1986

Suite For Flute & Jazz Piano Trio No. 2 1986

Bolling Rampal - Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio 1987

La Rumba 1987

Warm Up The Band 1991

Les brigades du tigre 1992

Concerto for Classic Guitar & Jazz Piano Trio 1993

Cross Over U.S.A. 1993

Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio 1993

Enchanting Versailles - Strictly Classical 1994

Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio 1994

Cinemadreams 1996

Hasards ou coïncidences 1998

Bolling Plays Ellington 1999

Jazz in Paris: Claude Bolling Plays the Original Piano Greats 2000

Suites for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio 2003

Les Brigades du Tigre 2006

Original Piano Blues 2007

Paris Lounge - Toot Suite 2007

Suite for Flute & Jazz Piano 2010

La Gitane 2012

Claude Bolling Big Piano Orchestra plays Ray Charles 2013

Les passagers 2014

Try This One for Size 2015

Lucky Luke 2016

The Awakening: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2016

Netchaïev est de retour / On ne meurt que deux fois 2022

Flûte Passion : Claude Bolling – Suite No. 2 for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio 2025

Album

California Suite

Jazzgang Amadeus Mozart

Jazzgang Amadeus Mozart et Back to charleston

Keep Swinging, Vol. 4

Les Succès De Django Reinhardt (Remastered 2019)

Mad Madison

Sonatas for Two Pianists

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

DOIN'THE WOOM WOOM CLAUDE BOLLING et son orchestre · Claude Bolling · Gérard Bayol ·… archive.org ↗
WASHINGTON WABBLE CLAUDE BOLLING et son orchestre · Claude Bolling · Gérard Bayol ·… archive.org ↗
You Rascal You Claude Bolling's French Blues Stars · Eddie Barclay · Sam Theard ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Mornin' Claude Bolling's French Blues Stars · Eddie Barclay · Tom Delaney ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
BLUES IN DISGUISE CLAUDE BOLLING'S FRENCH BLUES STARS · Claude Bolling · Gerard Bayol… · 1948 archive.org ↗
NOBODY KNOWS THE WAY I FEEL THIS MORNIN' CLAUDE BOLLING'S FRENCH BLUES STARS · Claude Bolling · Gerald Bayol… · 1948 archive.org ↗
GEORGIA BO BO CLAUDE BOLLING'S FRENCH BLUES STARS · Claude Bolling · Gerard Bayol… · 1948 archive.org ↗
RIVERSIDE BLUES CLAUDE BOLLING'S FRENCH BLUES STARS · Claude Bolling · Gerard Bayol… · 1948 archive.org ↗

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Claude Bolling play?

Claude Bolling is known for playing piano.

When and where was Claude Bolling born?

Claude Bolling was born 10 April 1930 in Cannes.

What are Claude Bolling's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Claude Bolling et les Parisiennes (1964), Les Parisiennes et Claude Bolling (1966), Original Ragtime Piano Solo (1967), Un tout petit pantin (1967) and Original Boogie Woogie (1968).

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