ISBN:
9781496825148
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 506 pages)
,
Illustrations.
Series Statement:
American made music series
Series Statement:
Mississippi scholarship online
Keywords:
Rollini, Adrian
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Rollini, Adrian
;
Geschichte 1903-1956
;
Jazzmusiker
;
Jazz musicians Biography
;
Saxophonists Biography
;
Vibraphonists Biography
;
Pianists Biography
;
USA
;
Biografie
Abstract:
Adrian Rollini (1904-1956)was as a child prodigy, playing piano when he was four. This book describes how job opportunities came to him easily at first and that his versatility helped him when they became rare. At the age of 16 he became a professional musician and, in New York, recorded piano rolls. In 1922, at the start of the jazz age, he joined the California Ramblers. He moved to the bass saxophone and gave it its definite place in early jazz. At the top of his fame Rollini became leader of his own band, with a.o. Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer, Eddie Lang, and Joe Venuti. It was star-studded but short-lived. In late 1927, he moved to London to join Fred Eizalde's progressive dance band. Back in the USA in 1930, Rollini joined Bert Lown's hotel band, but the bass saxophone was phasing out, so he moved to the vibraphone.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2019
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Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.14325/mississippi/9781496825155.001.0001
URL:
https://doi.org/10.14325/mississippi/9781496825155.001.0001
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