Henri Crolla
Henri Crolla (born Enrico Crolla; 26 February 1920 – 17 October 1960) was an Italian jazz guitarist and film composer. 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.
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Henri Crolla
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- Name
- Henri Crolla
- Birth Name
- Enrico Crolla
- Born
- 26 February 1920
- Birthplace
- Naples, Italy
- Died
- 17 October 1960
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Italian guitarist
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Fields
- jazz
- Languages
- Italian · French
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Henri Crolla (born Enrico Crolla; 26 February 1920 – 17 October 1960) was an Italian jazz guitarist and film composer. 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.
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He died in Paris from lung cancer.
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• Name — Henri Crolla • Birth Name — Enrico Crolla • Born — 26 February 1920 • Birthplace — Naples, Italy • Died — 17 October 1960 • Place of death — Paris, France • Instrument — Guitar • Genre — Italian jazz • Occupation — Italian guitarist • Years Active — 1940–1960
Filmography
Filmography
• Souvenirs perdus (1950) as a cameo guitarist • Champs Élysées (1953) • Enrico cuisinier (1954) also starring in it • L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard (1954) features his song Car je t'aime • Gas-Oil (1955) • Les Bras de la Seine (1955) • À propos d'une rivière (1955) • Mon chien (1955) • Le Ciel par dessus le toit (1956) • Léon la lune (1956) in collaboration with André Hodeir • Naughty Girl (1956) in collaboration with René Denoncin and Hubert Rostaing • La Parisienne (1957) in collaboration with André Hodeir and Hubert Rostaing • Django Reinhardt (1957) as a performer guitarist • Fugitive in Saigon (1957) • Péché de jeunesse (1958) with André Hodeir • And Your Sister? (1958) with André Hodeir • Paris mange son pain (1958) with André Hodeir • Le vent se lève (1959) with André Hodeir • Les Motards (1959) • Ce corps tant désiré (1959) • Black Orpheus (1959) as guitarist • The Golden Fish (1959) • The Restless and the Damned (1959) with André Hodeir • Come Dance with Me (1959) with André Hodeir • Photo souvenir (1960) • Love and the Frenchwoman (Le Divorce segment) (1960) • Les Primitifs du XIIIe (1960) with André Hodeir • Os Bandeirantes (1960) with José Toledo • Du côté de l'enfer (1960) • Saint-Tropez Blues (1961) with André Hodeir • Mon frère Jacques (1961) • Le bonheur est pour demain (1962) with Georges Delerue • Le Tout pour le tout (1963) with Renato de Oliveira • World Without Sun (1964) with Serge Baudo and André Hodeir • La Faim du monde (1969) • Saint-Paul de Vence composed the song for Mouloudji with words from a poem by André Verdet
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Suresnes.
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• 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)
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