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 a lung cancer.
Jacques Prévert dit "paroles" (1954)6 jolis petits airs EP (1955)Henri Crolla et son Ensemble (Mon Homme) EP (1955)Henri Crolla et son Ensemble (There's a Small Hotel) (1955)All the Things You Are / Alembert's single (1957)Le long des rues (1957)C'est Pour Toi Que Je Joue (1957)Quatre classiques du jazz EP (1957)Notre Ami Django (1958)Chansons dans le sang (1960) with Jacques PrévertLe Paris sentimental d'Henri Crolla (1962)Begin the Beguine compilation (2002)Quand refleuriront les lilas blancs? [Jazz in Paris No. 89] compilation (2002)Tenderly "Le long des rues'' (2009 jazz in Paris) Souvenirs perdus (1950) as a cameo guitaristChamps Élysées (1953)Enrico cuisinier (1954) also starring in itL'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 RostaingDjango Reinhardt (1957) as a performer guitaristMort en fraude (1957)Péché de jeunesse (1958) with André HodeirEt ta sœur (1958) with André HodeirParis mange son pain (1958) with André HodeirLe vent se lève (1959) with André HodeirLes Motards (1959)Ce corps tant désiré (1959)Black Orpheus (1959) as guitaristThe Golden Fish (1959)The Restless and the Damned (1959) with André HodeirCome Dance with Me (1959) with André HodeirPhoto souvenir (1960)Love and the Frenchwoman (Le Divorce segment) (1960)Les Primitifs du XIIIe (1960) with André HodeirOs Bandeirantes (1960) with José Toledo Du côté de l'enfer (1960)Saint-Tropez Blues (1961) with André HodeirMon frère Jacques (1961)Le bonheur est pour demain (1962) with Georges Delerue Le Tout pour le tout (1963) with Renato de OliveiraWorld Without Sun (1964) with Serge Baudo and André HodeirLa Faim du monde (1969)Saint-Paul de Vence composed the song for Mouloudji with words from a poem by André Verdet