Claude Bolling in 2005 in Paris, on the occasion of the jubilee of his big band.

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LYDIE

Both the world of jazz and that of cinema mourn Claude Bolling.

The pianist, conductor and composer, who wrote many music for films like that of

Borsalino

, has died at the age of 90, his entourage announced on Wednesday.

Claude Bolling, who suffered from various pathologies, died on Tuesday at Saint-Cloud hospital, west of Paris.

Born in Cannes on April 10, 1930, he left Paris for Nice during the Occupation and followed the teachings of Marie-Louise "Bob" Colin, pianist, trumpeter and drummer in one of the many popular female orchestras in between. two wars.

She encouraged him to return to Paris where he created his first orchestra at 16 and recorded his first record at 18.

A reference in jazz

A disciple of Duke Ellington, the famous American jazz composer, he created a jazz “big band” in 1956 which would last until the mid-2010s, with exceptional longevity.

In France, he is also considered a benchmark in the world of jazz.

Among those who passed in his “big band” were renowned musicians such as his alto saxophonist Claude Tissendier.

This jack-of-all-trades has multiplied the experiences by marrying a jazz trio with a classical soloist.

He composed and recorded in particular “Suite pour Flûte et Jazz Piano Trio” with the famous French flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal, a work which broke attendance records in the Billboard charts in the United States (530 weeks) and led Claude Bolling even on stage at Carnegie Hall in New York.

“Tears in my eyes” by Brigitte Bardot

But Claude Bolling did not stop at Jazz, far from it.

In the 1950s, Boris Vian, who nicknamed him “Bollington”, opened the doors to variety and musical direction for many stars such as Brigitte Bardot, Juliette Gréco and Henri Salvador.

"Claude Bolling, my" dubol "left taking with him my youth and 60 years of faithful friendship, joie de vivre, funny songs and a carefree bond," Brigitte Bardot reacted in a statement.

"'It's a day like any other and yet you are leaving' I sing it for you today with tears in my eyes," added the one for whom he had arranged the famous song

La Madrague

.

For the general public, he will also remain as the composer of many film scores.

Claude Bolling is notably the author of the arias of

Borsalino

(1970) by Jacques Deray, with Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo, but also

Le Magnifique

,

Lucky Luke

, and

Les Brigades du Tigre

.

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