Adrian Rollini
Adrian Rollini | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adrian Francis Rollini |
| Born | June 28, 1903 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 1956 (aged 52) Homestead, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1922–1955 |
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.