In opdracht van de beroemde Israëlische violist Pinchas Zukerman schreef de Franse jazzpianist/componist Claude Bolling een suite voor viool en jazzpiano, waarin hij gebruik maakt van klassieke dansvormen.
"According to this CD's liner notes (and they seem to be accurate), violinist Stephane Grappelli had never recorded with a jazz big band prior to these 1991 sessions (although he did have a couple of dates with large orchestras). Other soloists are heard from (Bolling on piano, trombonist Andre Paquinet, Carl Schlosser on tenor, Philipe Portejoie on soprano and altoist Claude Tissendier, who sounds a bit like Johnny Hodges on "Moon Mist"), but the emphasis is on Grappelli and his interplay with the orchestra. There are no real surprises in the repertoire, which is mostly swing standards (including "Minor Swing," the haunting "Tears," "Crazy Rhythm" and "Lady Be Good"), and the two Bolling originals that open the set (including one called "Stephane") are in the swing tradition, but, as usual for a Grappelli recording, the results are delightful." (AllMusic)
Mention Claude Bolling and the cheeky, catchy music for the Borsalino, redolent of smoke filled saloons and honky-tonk pianos comes to mind. Here we have the music for the original gangster film and its sequel Borsalino & Co. The album includes the big band jazz sound reminiscent of 1940s Louis Armstrong for ‘Art Déco’ from the original film and from the sequel some Alain Delon dialogue, Jacqueline Dano’s siren song ‘Lola’, and some snatches of intrigue, violence orientated music with a wryly ironically comic edge laced with laconic dialogue and sound effects. The comedy Doucement les basses starred Delon again and concerned a priest faced with the problem of marriage. In Flic Story Alain Delon is a detective mercilessly hunting down public enemy number one through the streets of Paris. Consequently there is much emphasis given to the popular strains of the accordion. Bolling’s music mixes popular nostalgic music idioms with take-offs of standard thriller/detective motifs even alluding to 007! (Ian Lace)|
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