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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 returning to Europe and becoming Kurt Edelhagen's chief arranger. In 1961, building from a rhythm section featuring Clarke, Jimmy Woode and himself, he founded The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, which rapidly became one of the most noted Big Bands assembled outside the United States. After it broke up in 1972 he concentrated on composing.

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  • François „Francy“ Boland (* 6. November 1929 in Namur; † 12. August 2005 in Genf) war ein belgischer Jazz-Pianist und Arrangeur. (de)
  • 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 returning to Europe and becoming Kurt Edelhagen's chief arranger. In 1961, building from a rhythm section featuring Clarke, Jimmy Woode and himself, he founded The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, which rapidly became one of the most noted Big Bands assembled outside the United States. After it broke up in 1972 he concentrated on composing. He lived in Europe, primarily Switzerland, from 1976 and did musical arrangements for Sarah Vaughan among others.> He was also part of One World, One Peace, an effort involving Pope John Paul II. He died in 2005. Francy Boland's song "Just Give Me Time" was covered by Carola in 1966, first released on her album Carola & Heikki Sarmanto Trio, reaching the Finnish Charts in 2004. (en)
  • Francy Boland, né à Namur le 6 novembre 1929, mort à Genève le 12 août 2005 est un musicien de jazz belge. Il codirige à partir de 1961 avec le batteur Kenny Clarke une formation au personnel international, le Clarke-Boland Big Band. (fr)
  • Francy Boland (Namen, 6 november 1929 - Genève, 12 augustus 2005) was een Belgisch jazzpianist, componist en arrangeur. Na te hebben samengespeeld met Bobby Jaspar en Sadi - onder meer in de Bob Shots - en met , leidde hij samen met Kenny Clarke een octet waarvan opnames verschenen op het jazzlabel "Blue Note Records". Zijn componeertalent leverde hem spoedig internationale erkenning op. Boland schreef nummers voor de grootste radio-bigband in Europa en voor het "Count Basie Orchestra". Zijn grootste successen kende hij in de jaren zestig en zeventig aan het hoofd van de , die alom geprezen werd en optrad op diverse podia in de wereld. Boland bracht de laatste jaren van zijn leven in Zwitserland door. (nl)
  • フランシー・ボラン(Francy Boland、本名:François Boland、1929年11月6日 – 2005年8月12日)は、ベルギーのジャズ・ピアニスト、作曲家。 (ja)
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  • François „Francy“ Boland (* 6. November 1929 in Namur; † 12. August 2005 in Genf) war ein belgischer Jazz-Pianist und Arrangeur. (de)
  • Francy Boland, né à Namur le 6 novembre 1929, mort à Genève le 12 août 2005 est un musicien de jazz belge. Il codirige à partir de 1961 avec le batteur Kenny Clarke une formation au personnel international, le Clarke-Boland Big Band. (fr)
  • Francy Boland (Namen, 6 november 1929 - Genève, 12 augustus 2005) was een Belgisch jazzpianist, componist en arrangeur. Na te hebben samengespeeld met Bobby Jaspar en Sadi - onder meer in de Bob Shots - en met , leidde hij samen met Kenny Clarke een octet waarvan opnames verschenen op het jazzlabel "Blue Note Records". Zijn componeertalent leverde hem spoedig internationale erkenning op. Boland schreef nummers voor de grootste radio-bigband in Europa en voor het "Count Basie Orchestra". Zijn grootste successen kende hij in de jaren zestig en zeventig aan het hoofd van de , die alom geprezen werd en optrad op diverse podia in de wereld. Boland bracht de laatste jaren van zijn leven in Zwitserland door. (nl)
  • フランシー・ボラン(Francy Boland、本名:François Boland、1929年11月6日 – 2005年8月12日)は、ベルギーのジャズ・ピアニスト、作曲家。 (ja)
  • 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 returning to Europe and becoming Kurt Edelhagen's chief arranger. In 1961, building from a rhythm section featuring Clarke, Jimmy Woode and himself, he founded The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, which rapidly became one of the most noted Big Bands assembled outside the United States. After it broke up in 1972 he concentrated on composing. (en)
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