Bolling's Greatest Hits

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All Music Guide - Richard S. Ginell
CBS attempts to summarize Claude Bolling's voluminous output of classical/jazz suites with Bolling's Greatest Hits, a single disc of excerpts from eight of them. All of the CBS issues up to 1987 except Suite for Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Piano Trio are represented; the list of classical collaborators is impressive -- Jean-Pierre Rampal, Maurice Andre, Alexander Lagoya, Yo-Yo Ma, Pinchas Zukerman. Along with Bolling's changing French rhythm sections, American jazzmen like Hubert Laws, Bud Shank, Chuck Domanico, and Shelly Manne are here as well. While CBS' mad programmer manages to choose the best cut on the Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio "Baroque in Rhythm", the...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Richard S. Ginell
CBS attempts to summarize Claude Bolling's voluminous output of classical/jazz suites with Bolling's Greatest Hits, a single disc of excerpts from eight of them. All of the CBS issues up to 1987 except Suite for Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Piano Trio are represented; the list of classical collaborators is impressive -- Jean-Pierre Rampal, Maurice Andre, Alexander Lagoya, Yo-Yo Ma, Pinchas Zukerman. Along with Bolling's changing French rhythm sections, American jazzmen like Hubert Laws, Bud Shank, Chuck Domanico, and Shelly Manne are here as well. While CBS' mad programmer manages to choose the best cut on the Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio "Baroque in Rhythm", the most famous numbers on the First Suite "Baroque and Blue," "Sentimentale", and the most astonishing piece in the Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, Vol. 2 "Jazzy", the Toot Suite is poorly represented by "Mystique" and "Rag-Polka." Yet this disc will give you the basic idea about Bolling's likable mergers of idioms, and casual browsers may not need anything else.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/25/1990
  • Label: Sony
  • UPC: 074644460827
  • Catalog Number: 44608
  • Sales rank: 43,222

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Baroque and Blue (5:15)
  2. 2 Sentimentale (7:43)
  3. 3 Ragtime (5:13)
  4. 4 Baroque in Rhythm (4:22)
  5. 5 Africane (4:24)
  6. 6 Jazzy (5:40)
  7. 7 Mystique (7:50)
  8. 8 Canon (3:37)
  9. 9 Tendre (5:59)
  10. 10 Amoureuse (7:09)
  11. 11 Rag Polka (3:23)
  12. 12 Black Folks (4:21)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Claude Bolling Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Piano
Hubert Laws Flute
Shelly Manne Drums
Bud Shank Flute
Daniel Humair Drums
Maurice André Cornet
Yo-Yo Ma Cello
Jean-Pierre Rampal Flute
Vincent Cordelette Percussion
Jean-Luc Dayan Drums
Chuck Domanico String Bass
Michel Gaudry String Bass
Max Hediguer String Bass
Marc Michel String Bass
Guy Pedersen String Bass
Marcel Sabiani Drums
Pierre-Yves Sorin String Bass
Pinchas Zukerman Violin
Alexandre Lagoya Guitar
Technical Credits
Claude Bolling Producer
Claude Ermelin Engineer
Pinchas Zukerman Contributor
Christopher Austopchuk Cover Design
Roger Huyssen Contributor, Artwork
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  • Posted October 1, 2010

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    I Also Recommend:

    Return of the Marquis de Sade

    A good introduction to Claude Bolling

    I was looking for another copy of "California Suite", and this was as much as was available. Includes 'Black Folks', a favorite, which I wanted to introduce to my niece.

    Recently I've purchased a number of "Best of ..." CDs, but on this occasion, my motive was different. If new to Claude Bolling, this is a good introduction. I noticed 'Black Folks' was the last cut. I can't help but wonder what how the selections were ordered.

    If Claude Bolling's music is new to you, if you like a marriage of "classical music", jazz, and classically trained musicians do jazz, try this.

    If you can find it, try "California Suite" with Hubert Laws. Also try Lalo Shifrin's "Return of the Marquis De Sade". Both composers have done music for the movies.

    After hearing "California Suite", I wanted to see the movie. It's based on a Neil Simon play. Tried it. Alas, the DVD would not play ....

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    I Also Recommend:

    Jazz In Paris: Claude Bolling Plays the Original Piano Greats
    Claude Boling: Suite No. 2 for Flute & Jazz Piano Trio
    Claude Bolling: Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio
    Bolling: Picnic Suite
    Bolling: Suites for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio

    Bolling's Greatest Hits

    Upbeat and happy; has higher speeds as well as slow and mellow ones (please hear Sentimentale); Bolling puts together a CD with a song for many different moods; a CD that is relaxing, exciting and fun with a touch of Jean-Pierre Rampal as a compliment to this enjoyable collection of songs.

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