Henri Crolla

Henri Crolla (born Enrico Crolla; 26 February 1920 – 17 October 1960) was an Italian jazz guitarist and film composer.

Born in Naples, Campania, Italy, to a family of itinerant Neapolitan musicians, he moved with his family to Porte de Choisy in France in 1922 following the rise of fascism in Italy. 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. He died in Paris from lung cancer.

Discography 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)

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) (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) (1960) with André Hodeir Os Bandeirantes (1960) with José Toledo (1960) (1961) with André Hodeir (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