
Adrian Rollini
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. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born June 28th, 1903 (New York City), Died May 15th, 1956 (Homestead)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: bass saxophone, vibraphone, leader, saxophone, goofus, xylophone, celeste, hot fountain pen (miniature clarinet), kazoo, drums, composer
Recordings (Results 76-77 of 77 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 63177 | 10-in. | 1/18/1938 | True confession | Adrian Rollini Quintet | instrumentalist, xylophone, vibraphone | ||
Decca | 63178 | 10-in. | 1/18/1938 | I've hitched my wagon to a star | Adrian Rollini Quintet | instrumentalist, xylophone, vibraphone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rollini, Adrian," accessed April 20, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107170.
Rollini, Adrian. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 20, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107170.
"Rollini, Adrian." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 20 April 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Rollini, Adrian - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94107576
Wikidata: Adrian Rollini - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q374063
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/69116689/
MusicBrainz: Rollini, Adrian - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f560eccb-fa98-46a8-9290-93ff6f89b16c
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