Flûte Passion : Claude Bolling – Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio
4/12/2024, 7 Tracks, 36:47
Featuring
Nadia Labrie
Jonathan Turgeon
Dominic Girard
Bernard Riche
Claude Bolling
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Critical Reception
The recording of Claude Bolling's Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio was a massive success, topping the charts for two years and remaining in Billboard's top 40 for 530 consecutive weeks.
Composition History
Claude Bolling's Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio was commissioned by the renowned flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal, who wanted to experience playing with jazz musicians.
Composer Biography
Claude Bolling was a versatile musician, excelling as a virtuoso jazz pianist, and composing for ragtime, pop, film, and collaborating with jazz giants like Duke Ellington, and pop singers like Brigitte Bardot.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Claude Bolling, the composer, aimed for a "dialogue between two types of music" rather than a "combination" or "jazzed-up" classical works, respecting each genre.
Compositional Technique
The Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio features a fully written flute part in dialogue with a jazz piano counterpoint, where the jazz trio's interpretation is left to the performers' imagination, similar to Baroque continuo players.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bolling stated his primary goal in writing music was to make musicians and audiences happy, rather than focusing on aesthetics or presenting an image of genius.
Performer Biography
Nadia Labrie, the flutist on this album, is a prize-winning soloist and has toured globally as principal flute of the Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra, performing with renowned soloists and conductors.
