Adrian Rollini

American jazz musician (1903–1956)

Born: 28 June 1903
New York City
Died: 15 May 1956
Homestead
Country: United States

Biography

Adrian Rollini was a jazz musician who played saxophone. Adrian Rollini was born on 28 June 1903 in New York City and died on 15 May 1956 in Homestead. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Adrian Francis Rollini (June 28, 1903 – May 15, 1956) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who primarily played the bass saxophone, piano, and vibraphone. He is also known for playing novelty instruments such as the couesnophone (or goofus*), a free-reed instrument resembling a saxophone, and the hot fountain pen, a sort of keyless miniature clarinet. As a leader, his major recordings included "You've Got Everything" (1933), "Savage Serenade" (1933) and "Got The Jitters" (1934) "A Thousand Good Nights" (1934) on Vocalion, "Davenport Blues", "Nothing But Notes", "Tap Room Swing", "Jitters", "Riverboat Shuffle" (1934) on Decca, and "Small Fry" (1938) on Columbia.

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Historic 78 rpm records

CRYIN' ALL DAY; A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND BIX BEIDERBECKE · Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra · Bix Beiderbecke ·… archive.org ↗
IS YOU IS, OR IS YOU AIN'T (MA' BABY) ADRIAN ROLLINI TRIO · SYLVIA BARRY · 1944 archive.org ↗
HESITATION BLUES ADRIAN ROLLINI TRIO · SYLVIA BARRY · 1944 archive.org ↗