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 · Philips Les Parisiennes et Claude Bolling 1966 · Philips Original Ragtime Piano Solo 1967 · Philips Un tout petit pantin 1967 · Philips Original Boogie Woogie 1968 · Philips

Vivre La Nuit (Bande Originale Du Film) 1968

I Love a Piano 1969 Borsalino 1970

La Mandarine 1972

Monsieur Pompadour 1972 · Philips Le Magnifique 1973 · Polydor Borsalino and Co. 1974 · Galloway Records Jazz Party 1974 · Cy Records Concerto for Classic Guitar and Jazz Piano 1975 · CBS Il faut vivre dangereusement 1975 · Remington Navy Records Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio 1975 · Columbia L'année sainte 1976 · Pathé Jazz Party - Vol. 2 1977 · Cy Records Le mille pattes fait des claquettes 1977 · CAM Les trois mousquetaires ou l'escrime ne paie pas 1978 · RCA Victor Lucky Luke La Ballade Des Dalton 1978 · RCA Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano 1978 · CBS Records Masterworks L'homme en colère 1979 · RCA Victor California Suite 1980 · CBS Records Masterworks Picnic Suite 1980 · CBS Records Masterworks Toot Suite 1981 · CBS Le Braconnier de Dieu 1983 · Milan Suite for Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Piano Trio 1983 · CBS Jazz à la française 1984 · CBS Louisiane 1984 · Éditions Musicales Hortensia Big Band Panorama 1985 · Disques Adès On ne meurt que deux fois 1985 · Milan Ragtime Boogie-Woogie Jazz Classics 1985 · Philips Nuances 1986 · DRG Records Suite For Flute & Jazz Piano Trio No. 2 1986 · CBS Bolling Rampal - Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio 1987 La Rumba 1987 · Trema Warm Up The Band 1991 · Columbia Les brigades du tigre 1992 · Play Time Concerto for Classic Guitar & Jazz Piano Trio 1993 Cross Over U.S.A. 1993 Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio 1993 · BMG Direct Enchanting Versailles - Strictly Classical 1994 Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio 1994 · Sony Classical Cinemadreams 1996 · Milan

Hasards ou coïncidences 1998

Bolling Plays Ellington 1999 · Milan Jazz in Paris: Claude Bolling Plays the Original Piano Greats 2000 · Gitanes Jazz Productions Suites for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio 2003 · Naxos Les Brigades du Tigre 2006 Original Piano Blues 2007 · Philips Paris Lounge - Toot Suite 2007 · Musicware Suite for Flute & Jazz Piano 2010 La Gitane 2012 · Music Box Records Claude Bolling Big Piano Orchestra plays Ray Charles 2013 · Frémeaux & Associés Les passagers 2014 · Music Box Records Try This One for Size 2015 · Music Box Records Lucky Luke 2016 · Music Box Records The Awakening: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2016 · Quartet Records Netchaïev est de retour / On ne meurt que deux fois 2022 · Music Box Records Flûte Passion : Claude Bolling – Suite No. 2 for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio 2025 · ATMA Classique

Album

California Suite

Jazzgang Amadeus Mozart Jazzgang Amadeus Mozart et Back to charleston · Mercury Records Keep Swinging, Vol. 4 · Cy Records Les Succès De Django Reinhardt (Remastered 2019) Mad Madison Sonatas for Two Pianists · CBS

Also plays on

Albums where Claude Bolling is credited as a sideman

1956	Chansons "possibles" et "impossibles" — Boris Vian	conductor
1983	The Complete Paris Session 1953 — Lionel Hampton	piano
1983	The Complete 1953 Paris Session — Lionel Hampton	piano
1988	Crooner's Dream — Guy Marchand & Claude Bolling Big Band	arranger, conductor, editor, piano, producer
1993	French Cooking the Complete Vogue Recordings • Vol 2 — Roy Eldridge	piano
1999	Roy Eldridge and His Little Jazz, Volume 2 — Roy Eldridge	piano
2001	Boris Vian — Boris Vian	conductor
2002	Americans Swinging in Paris (Crazy Vibes) — Lionel Hampton	piano
2020	S n o b — Boris Vian	conductor
2020	The French Jazz Legend (Remastered) — Boris Vian	conductor

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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