Adrian Francis Rollini, born on June 28, 1904, was an Italian-American jazz multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he began playing piano at the age of two and, remarkably, performed a Chopin recital ...

University of Illinois Press, 134 pages, illustrated, $14.95 Arthur Rollini`s name does not loom large in the history of jazz, even though he was the younger brother of a major artist (bass ...

It may not approach the freak-show proportions of the bass saxophone Adrian Rollini popularized in the 1920s, but the baritone is still an impressive beast, one that has frequently been employed as ...

side 1: Adrian Rollini and his Orchestra. Somebody Loves ME; side 2: New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Baby Brown (Brunswick 03447). 78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1934 and released on Decca 359.