Frank Rosolino
trombone
Detroit-born trombonist with whom Barry played at the Bowlodrome, a Detroit bowling alley with a bar, in what may have been one of his first steady gigs; Barry thought their September 1952 session might have been his second recording.
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What Barry says
Describing Detroit bars with a music policy, Barry recalls playing with Rosolino at the Bowlodrome, a bowling alley with its own bar. He thinks it may have been one of the first steady gigs he ever had.
Barry Harris on WKCR-FM ¶206Ted Panken, For Barry Harris’ 82nd Birthday ¶13
Asked about his first New York connections, Barry says that before then he had recorded with Thad Jones on Blue Note, and with Rosolino, which may have been the second recording he ever made. He points to ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ from that date: the piano is his.
Going through a discography compiled in Holland by Piet Koster, Barry reads out that he recorded with Rosolino in September 1952.
In his own words
I played in another one that was called the Bowlodrome, which was a bowling alley that had a bar, and I played there with Frankie Rosolino.
That might have been one of the first steady gigs I had, was with Frankie Rosolino.
And you know, I recorded with Frank Rosolino. That might have been the second recording that I ever made.
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In the interviews and notes
Barry names the Bowlodrome, a bowling alley with a bar, as another Detroit spot with music, where he played with Rosolino in what may have been one of his first steady jobs.
Panken’s feature quotes Barry on the same gig: alongside the Bluebird, he played the Bowlodrome with Rosolino, possibly one of his first steady engagements.
Barry counts his date with Rosolino as perhaps the second recording he ever made, and says the piano on ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ is his.
Reading from Piet Koster’s discography, Barry dates his recording with Rosolino to September 1952.
Schermer lists Rosolino among the musicians who came out of the Detroit scene of the 1940s and 1950s in which Barry grew up.