Cliff Edwards Videos : Adrian Rollini Orchestra, Chick Bullock vocal - A Hundred Years From Today (1934)

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Adrian Rollini Orchestra, Chick Bullock vocal - A Hundred Years From Today (1934)

Adrian Francis Rollini (June 28, 1903 - May 15, 1956) was a multi-instrumentalist best known for his jazz music. He played the bass saxophone, piano, xylophone, and many other instruments. Rollini is also known for introducing the goofus in jazz music. His major recordings included "You've Got Everything" (1933) on Banner, "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 CBS. He cut many sides under the California Ramblers and formed two subgroups - The Little Ramblers (starting in 1924) and the Goofus Five (1926-1927). It was during his work with these groups that he developed his distinctive style of saxophone playing. During this time, he managed to lay down hundreds of sessions with names like Annette Hanshaw, Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike), Joe Venuti and his Blue Four, The University Six, Miff Mole, and Red Nichols to name a few. Some of his best work appears on the sides he cut with Bix Biederbecke. He also recorded and worked with Roger Wolfe Kahn, Frank Trumbauer, and Red Nichols. 1927 was a landmark year for jazz and Rollini, as not only did he participate in numerous sides, but he also got the job heading up the talent roster for the opening of the Club New Yorker. It was a short-lived organization, a who's-who of 1920s jazz, including Bix Beiderbecke, Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, Frank Signorelli and Frank Trumbauer. From ...

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