Adrian Rollini

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Adrian Rollini
Background information
Birth name	Adrian Francis Rollini
Born	(1903-06-28)June 28, 1903 New York City, U.S.
Died	May 15, 1956(1956-05-15) (aged 52) Homestead, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Vibraphone bass saxophone piano
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.^[1] Rollini is also known for playing novel instruments such as the goofus, a free-reed instrument resembling a saxophone, and the "hot fountain pen", a sort of keyless miniature clarinet.^[2]

As a 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", "Nothing But Notes", "Tap Room Swing", "Jitters", "Riverboat Shuffle" (1934) on Decca, and "Small Fry" (1938) on Columbia.