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Barclay transcribed and interpreted early jazz numbers. He cowrote the songs Quand Tu M'Embrasses with Charles Aznavour, and Le Rock de Monsieur Failair with Boris Vian.
He wrote the original soundtracks for several films, including Bob le flambeur (English title: Bob the Gambler; one translation is "Bob the high roller") (1955) directed by Jean-Pierre Melville.
In 1988 he published his autobiography.
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