Claude Tissendier - Swingin’ Bolling 2
Claude Tissendier - Swingin’ Bolling 2
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Feed The Cats 

CLAUDE TISSENDIER

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The talented saxophonist/clarinet-player Claude Tissendier has been a member of the Claude Bolling Big Band since 1978, and so a privileged witness to his leader’s career as a pianist and conductor. During those years of collaboration, Tissendier has gained an intimate knowledge of the band’s repertoire that lends rare authenticity to his tribute here. With “Swingin’ Bolling”, Tissendier shows himself to be a perfect messenger filled with memories and also one of the best guardians of the temple of Swing. This record wonderfully perpetuates the spirit and the letter of the works of “the Chief.”
Augustin BONDOUX / Patrick FRÉMEAUX 



BOWLING GREEN • LET’S SWING IT • TRADE MARK • BIG GOLDEN PIPE RHAPSODY • THE KEY • SAX SPECIALTIES (SAX SPECIAL TISS) • GENTLE GIRL • FEED THE CATS • MAIN DE FER ET GANT DE VELOURS • LA COMPLAINTE DES APACHES • PARIS EN BOUTEILLE • SOFT CALL • KEEP SMILING • CITY LIFE.


CLAUDE TISSENDIER SAXPHONE ALTO, ARRANGEMENTS
ÉRIC LEVRARD SAXPHONE BARYTON
PHILIPPE MILANTA PIANO
PIERRE MAINGOURD CONTREBASSE
ALAIN CHAUDRON BATTERIE
FABY MÉDINA CHANT (5 &10)

TOUTES LES COMPOSITIONS SONT DE CLAUDE BOLLING

Press
« Le saxophoniste Claude Tissendier a été membre du Big Band de Claude Bolling durant 35 ans. Ce big band de 17 musiciens, son chef l’a porté à bout de bras et de finances toute sa carrière. On le voyait partout, festivals, télévision, musiques de film… une véritable institution en France et au-delà. Son créateur est décédé en 2020 et les dernières années, depuis 2013, c’était Philippe Milanta qui le remplaçait au piano. Il est présent sur cet album de 14 titres composés par Claude Bolling. Pas de big band cette fois mais un quintet : Claude Tissendier au sax alto et aux arrangements (il a fallu faire des réductions !), Eric Levrard au sax baryton, Philippe Milanta au piano, Pierre Maingourd à la contrebasse (20 ans de maison Bolling), Alain Chaudron à la batterie ; Faby Médina est au chant sur deux titres (12 ans au service du Big Band).Le titre de cet album bourré de swing (comme par hasard ça rime avec Bolling, son vrai nom !) en traduction directe signifiant « nourris les chats » a, en argot des musiciens, le sens de donnez des solos au jazzmen. Les musiciens ne s’en privent pas et pas seulement sur ce titre dynamique. Évidemment ça ne sonne pas comme le big band mais les transcriptions taillées sur mesures sont parfaites pour mettre en évidence le génie mélodieux de leur compositeur. Une musique pour toutes les oreilles où la joie demeure comme dirait l’autre. C’est un hommage plein d’authenticité et de légitimité.La jaquette donne quelques clés sur les titres, en voilà quelques unes. « Main de fer et gant de velours » en hommage à Johnny Hodges le saxophoniste de Duke ; « La complainte des Apaches » de la série télé Les Brigades du Tigre ; « Paris en bouteille » pour Pierre Bouteiller l’animateur emblématique et fou de jazz de France Inter ; « City life » du film Lucky Luke… Faby Médina chante « The Key » sur des paroles de Nicole Croisille, tout récemment disparue et « La complainte des Apaches » qui devrait rappeler des choses à certains.Le jazz classique a encore de beaux jours devant lui, merci à ces musiciens de nous le rappeler et le swing qui a repris du poil de la bête grâce aux nombreuses associations de danse, rajeunit ainsi son public. »Par Philippe DESMOND – ACTION JAZZ
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Tracklist
  • Piste
    Title
    Main artist
    Autor
    Duration
    Registered in
  • 1
    Bowling Green
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:04:14
    2025
  • 2
    Let’s Swing It
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:04:15
    2025
  • 3
    Trade Mark
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:04:21
    2025
  • 4
    Big Golden Pipe Rhapsody
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:05:51
    2025
  • 5
    The Key
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:03:34
    2025
  • 6
    Sax Specialties (Sax Special Tiss)
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:04:30
    2025
  • 7
    Gentle Girl
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:04:27
    2025
  • 8
    Feed The Cats
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:05:51
    2025
  • 9
    Main de fer et gant de velours
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:04:13
    2025
  • 10
    La Complainte des Apaches, dans Les Brigades du Tigre
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:03:17
    2025
  • 11
    Paris en bouteille
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:04:30
    2025
  • 12
    Soft Call
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:05:30
    2025
  • 13
    Keep Smiling
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:04:21
    2025
  • 14
    City Life
    Claude Tissendier
    Claude Bolling
    00:04:30
    2025
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Claude Tissendier – Swingin’ Bolling 2 – Feed the Cats

A member of Claude Bolling’s Big Band since 1978, the talented saxophonist and clarinetist Claude Tissendier has been a privileged witness to the career of the pianist and bandleader. These years of collaboration and his intimate knowledge of Bolling’s repertoire give this tribute a rare authenticity. With Swingin’ Bolling, Tissendier stands out as a transmitter of memory, a guardian of the swing temple, who beautifully preserves both the spirit and the letter of the Maestro’s work.
Augustin Bondoux / Patrick Frémeaux

Tracklist:

  1. Bowling Green – 4:14

  2. Let’s Swing It – 4:15

  3. Trade Mark – 4:21

  4. Big Golden Pipe Rhapsody – 5:51

  5. The Key (lyrics by Nicole Croisille) – 3:34

  6. Sax Specialties (Sax Special Tiss) – 4:30

  7. Gentle Girl – 4:27

  8. Feed the Cats – 5:51

  9. Iron Hand in Velvet Glove – 4:13

  10. The Apaches’ Lament (lyrics by Henri Djian, from Les Brigades du Tigre) – 3:17

  11. Paris in a Bottle – 4:30

  12. Soft Call – 5:30

  13. Keep Smiling – 4:21

  14. City Life – 4:30

All compositions by Claude Bolling.

Personnel:
Claude Tissendier: alto saxophone, arrangements
Éric Levrard: baritone saxophone
Philippe Milanta: piano
Pierre Maingourd: double bass
Alain Chaudron: drums
Faby Médina: vocals (tracks 5 & 10)


The talented saxophonist and clarinetist Claude Tissendier has been a member of Claude Bolling’s Big Band since 1978, and thus a close witness to the pianist and conductor’s career. This long-standing collaboration has given him deep familiarity with Bolling’s work, bringing rare authenticity to this tribute. With Swingin’ Bolling, Tissendier emerges as a true keeper of the flame, a guardian of swing, preserving the spirit and essence of “the Chief’s” music.
Augustin Bondoux / Patrick Frémeaux


Recorded on October 2, 3, and 4, 2024 by Vincent Cordelette at Studio Cordyboy (Chérisy, France).
Mixed and mastered by Didier Périer (DIP Music).
Produced by Claude Tissendier for Frémeaux & Associés.
Photos © Jean-Baptiste Millot, Studio Falour, Jeff Ludovicus, Irène Bolling.
Manufactured and distributed by Frémeaux & Associés
www.fremeaux.com
Contact: www.claudetissendier.com


35 years in Claude Bolling’s Big Band: it all went by so fast. Hundreds of concerts, anecdotes, magical evenings… The SOUND. That captivating sound of a 17-piece big band (the symphonic orchestra of jazz), harmonies that overwhelm you, crisscrossing brass, overlapping rhythms… and the unmistakable Bolling touch.

Claude Bolling, “the Chief,” a peerless pianist, composer, arranger—we followed him step by step through tours, film scores, theaters, television, and cinema… Tireless, always on the go, never a vacation, three projects on the burner at once. His god: Duke Ellington. His recipe: marrying American jazz with French sensitivity. He carried his big band on his shoulders (and with his own finances) throughout his career, always close to his musicians.

I owe him a lot. As a saxophonist and clarinetist, it was a joy to play music that was simple, effective, melodic or fierce, but always infused with swing. Having that solid and reassuring foundation allowed me to pursue my own projects (Saxomania, Ellington Moods, Basie Vocal Celebration…) and to record over twenty albums. Thank you, Mr. Claude Bolling.

To perform this rich and precise music in a quintet requires musicians not only trained in the discipline of big bands but also excellent soloists. For the Big Band’s final concerts in 2013, the omniscient Philippe Milanta replaced an ailing Claude Bolling on piano and has carried on ever since. The solid Pierre Maingourd (20 years of service in both big band and trio formats) remains on bass, and the versatile Faby Médina (12 years of elegance and charm) continues to move us. Two new additions: Éric Levrard on baritone saxophone, who discovered jazz at one of our concerts when he was young, and Alain Chaudron on drums, who brilliantly succeeded Vincent Cordelette (29 years with Claude), now focused on his recording studio, where this album was made.

A few notes on the titles:

  1. Bowling Green: a New York playground.

  2. Trade Mark: the Claude Bolling style.

  3. Big Golden Pipe: refers to the baritone saxophone.

  4. The Key: from the film Sauf votre respect.

  5. Sax Specialties (or Sax Special Tiss), dedicated to me by Claude (Tiss for Tissendier).

  6. Feed the Cats: in musician slang, "cats" means jazzmen; “feed” means give them solos.

  7. Iron Hand in Velvet Glove: for Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington’s famous saxophonist.

  8. The Apaches’ Lament: from the TV series Les Brigades du Tigre. The “Apaches” were criminals in the time of Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, nicknamed “the Tiger.”

  9. Paris in a Bottle: a tribute to Pierre Bouteiller, radio host and jazz enthusiast.

  10. City Life: from the film Lucky Luke.

Enjoy the listen,
Claude Tissendier

© Frémeaux & Associés 2025


Dear friends,
I’m sure that, wherever he is, my father is happy to know that his music is still being played, especially by the musician friends who stood by him for years and shared in the joy his Big Band brought him.

So: KEEP SWINGIN’
Warm regards,
David Bolling

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