Adrian Rollini -Swing Low -Retrospective CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. Nichols, Red & His Five Pennies "Cornfed"

02. California Ramblers, The "After you've gone"

03. Venuti, Joe & His Blue Four "Beatin' the dog"

04. Nichols, Red & His Five Pennies "Feelin' no pain"

05. Mole, Miff & His Molers "Honolulu blues"

06. Venuti, Joe & His Blue Four "A mug of ale"

07. Beiderbecke, Bix & His Gang "At the jazz band ball"

08. Beiderbecke, Bix & His Gang "Jazz me blues"

09. Elizalde, Fred & His Anglo-American Band / Hot Music "Dixie"

10. Elizalde, Fred & His Anglo-American Band / Hot Music "Arkansas blues"

11. Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, The / Ellis, Seger "My melancholy baby"

12. Elizalde, Fred & His Music "Nobody's sweetheart"

13. Louisiana Rhythm Kings, The "Karavan"

14. Mole, Miff & His Molers / Lambert, Scrappy "Lucky little devil"

15. Venuti-Lang Blue Five, The "Hey, young fella!"

16. Venuti, Joe & His Blue Five "Vibraphonia"

17. Rollini, Adrian & His Orchestra / Top Root Gang Quintet / Bryson, Clay "Savage serenade"

18. Rollini, Adrian & His Orchestra / Top Root Gang Quintet / Logan, Ella "It Had To Be You"

19. Rollini, Adrian & His Orchestra / Top Root Gang Quintet "Sugar"

20. Rollini, Adrian & His Orchestra / Top Root Gang Quintet "Davenport Blues"

21. Rollini, Adrian & His Orchestra / Top Root Gang Quintet "Bouncing In Rhythm"

22. Rollini, Adrian & His Orchestra / Top Root Gang Quintet "Tap Room Swing"

23. Rollini, Adrian & His Orchestra / Top Root Gang Quintet "Swing Low"

24. Rollini, Adrian & His Orchestra / Top Root Gang Quintet "Bill"

25. Rollini, Adrian & His Orchestra / Top Root Gang Quintet / Schuyler, Sonny "You're A Sweetheart"

26. Rollini, Adrian & His Orchestra / Top Root Gang Quintet / Tune Twisters, The "Small fry"

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Here is a great portrait of the master of the bass saxophone, Adrian Rollini (1904-1956), giving a hugely enjoyable cross-section of his many classic jazz recordings from the 20s and 30s. Rollini was a prodigious talent (he gave a Chopin concert at the age of four!);; he became a composer, arranger, bandleader and a multi-instrumentalist playing vibraphone, goofus, hot fountain pen, cello and piano â?? but he is famous as the man who put the huge bass saxophone on the map as a jazz instrument. â??Swing Lowâ? is a showcase for Rolliniâ??s unique talents. The first 16 tracks show him as a soloist with various top bands of the 20s and 30s that comprised the cream of white jazz greats: The California Ramblers (with whom he established his reputation), Red Nicholsâ?? Five Pennies, Miff Moleâ??s Molers, Joe Venutiâ??s Blue Four, Bix Beiderbeckeâ??s Gang and The Dorsey Brothersâ?? Orchestra. In the course of these, Rollini is heard on most of the instruments mentioned, including goofus and hot fountain pen, but especially on his uniquely uncumbersome-sounding brass monster sax. He was also a member of Spanish-Filipino pianist Fred Elizaldeâ??s band (Dixie, Arkansas Blues). From late 1933 Rollini led his own groups, and the final 10 tracks are from this source, latterly with his vibes becoming more prominent (played with four mallets). The band boasted such stars as Benny Goodman, Bunny Berigan, Wingy Manone, Jack Teagarden (the wonderful Davenport Blues), and cornettist Bobby Hackett, sounding sublime on the final two quintet tracks. -

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RTS4419

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