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Frank Rosolino
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Frank Rosolino (middle) at the Village Lounge, Lake Buena Vista, FL in 1978
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| Born | August 20, 1926 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 1978 (aged 52) Van Nuys, California |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Trombone |
| Years active | 1945 - 1978 |
| Associated acts | Gene Krupa, Stan Kenton, Carl Fontana, Curtis Fuller, J.J. Johnson |
Frank Rosolino (August 20, 1926 – November 26, 1978) was an American jazz trombonist.
Biography
Rosolino was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, He performed with the big bands of Bob Chester, Glen Gray, Tony Pastor, Herbie Fields, Gene Krupa, and Stan Kenton. After a period with Kenton he settled in Los Angeles, where he performed with Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars (1954–1960) in Hermosa Beach.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, between nightclub engagements, Rosolino was active in many Los Angeles recording studios where he performed with such notables as Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Mel Tormé, Michel Legrand, and Quincy Jones. In the mid-to-late 1960s he and fellow trombonist Mike Barone, billed as "Trombones Unlimited," recorded for Liberty Records several albums of pop-style arrangements of current hits, such as the 1968 album Grazing in the Grass. He can also be seen performing with Shelly Manne's group in the film I Want to Live! (1958) starring Susan Hayward, and also in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. He was a regular on The Steve Allen Show and a guest artist on The Tonight Show and The Merv Griffin Show. Rosolino was a talented vocalist, renowned for his wild form of scat-singing, notably on Gene Krupa's hit record, "Lemon Drop".
During the 1970s, Rosolino performed and toured with Quincy Jones and the Grammy Award winning group Supersax.
He died on November 26, 1978.
See also
In Spanish: Frank Rosolino para niños
