Gene Roland

Gene Roland: Swingin' Friends

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
March 20, 2014

Over the course of his career, Gene Roland appeared on 230 recording sessions either as an instrumentalist or arranger. He began recording in 1944 with Stan Kenton, and his contributions to the band included Tampico, Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin', Easy Street, I Get a Kick Out of You, Jump for Joe, Opus in Chartreuse and a good chunk of the Stan Kenton at the Tropicana album in 1959. In the 1960s, he played mellophonium in the band. Roland was actually the ...
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