Person

Francy Boland

François Boland (6 November 1929 – 12 August 2005) was a classically trained Belgian jazz composer and pianist.

He first gained notice in 1949 and worked with Belgian jazz greats like Bobby Jaspar, and in 1955 he joined Chet Baker's quintet. Moving to the US, he began arranging for Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman and Dizzy Gillespie, and set up an octet with drummer Kenny Clarke before re…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Belgium
Born
November 6th, 1929
Died
August 14th, 2005
Genres
Labels
Verve
Metronome
MPS
SABA
Last updated: June 24th, 2023·MusicBrainz

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