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French musician
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Male
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Birth:
26 February 1920(Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy)
Death:
17 October 1960(Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Henri Crolla (born Enrico Crolla; 26 February 1920 – 17 October 1960) was an Italian jazz guitarist and film composer.
Born in Naples, Campania, Italy, to a family of itinerant Neapolitan musicians, he moved with his family to Porte de Choisy in France in 1922 following the rise of fascism in Italy. One of his neighbours was a young Django Reinhardt, with whose family he became close. He also put to music many poems from Prévert's Paroles with Joseph Kosma. He died in Paris from a lung cancer.
Discography
- Jacques Prévert dit "paroles" (1954)
- 6 jolis petits airs (1955)
- Henri Crolla et son Ensemble (Mon Homme) EP (1955)
- Henri Crolla et son Ensemble (There's a Small Hotel) (1955)
- Le Long des Rues (1957)
- C'est Pour Toi Que Je Joue (1957)
- Quatre classiques du jazz (1957)
- Chansons dans le sang with Jacques Prévert (1960)
- Le Paris sentimental d'Henri Crolla (1962)
- Notre Ami Django (2001)
- Begin the Beguine (2002)
- Quand refleuriront les lilas blancs? (2002)
Sources
- Les Ballades de Crolla by Norbert Gabriel and Sophie Tournel
- fr:Henri Crolla