Adrian Rollini Musical artist

Adrian Francis Rollini (June 28, 1903 – May 15, 1956) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played the bass saxophone, piano, vibraphone, and many other instruments. Rollini is also known for introducing the goofus in jazz music. As leader, his major recordings included "You've Got Everything" (1933), "Savage Serenade" (1933) and "Got The Jitters (1934) on Banner, Perfect, Melotone, Romeo, Oriole, "A Thousand Good Nights" (1934) on Vocalion, "Davenport Blues" (1934) on Decca, "Nothing But Notes", "Tap Room Swing", "Jitters", "Riverboat Shuffle" (1934) on Decca, and "Small Fry" (1938) on Columbia.

Personal facts

Adrian Rollini
Birth dateJune 28, 1903
Date of deathMay 15, 1956
Place of death
Florida , Homestead Florida , United States
Hometown
New York City
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1922
Career ended1955
associated musical artist
The California Ramblers
Goofus Five
Little Ramblers
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
instrument
Piano
Vibraphone
Tubular bells
Bass saxophone

Adrian Rollini on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.basssax.com
  2. http://www.jazzprofessional.com/Francis/Francis_Adrian%20Rollini.htm
  3. http://www.jazzprofessional.com/report/John%20Altman_Rollini.htm
  4. http://www.redhotjazz.com