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Grammy-nominated French jazz-classical musician Claude Bolling dies at 90
Claude Bolling, the French pianist, composer and arranger who attained a worldwide following through his melodic blend of jazz and classical influences and stayed on the Billboard classical charts for more than a decade with his 1975 album Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano, has died.Bolling’s representatives announced on his website that he died Tuesday in Garches, France, at age 90. A cause of death was not provided.A lifelong admirer of Duke Ellington, the Cannes native was a professional…