Gene Roland
Gene M. Roland (September 15, 1921 in Dallas – August 11, 1982 in New York City) was an American jazz composer and musician. He played many instruments during his career, but was most significant as an arranger/composer and for his association with Stan Kenton. Roland was one of only two arrangers to write for Kenton, in all four decades of the band's existence, the other being Ken Hanna. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 15, 1921 (Dallas), Died August 11, 1982 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1963
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, leader, songwriter
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-0402 | 10-in. | 1/3/1947 | Bill's mill | Count Basie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1483 | 10-in. | 8/6/1947 | You're the dream of a lifetime | William Johnson ; Musical Notes (Bill Johnson) | Male vocal solo, with vocal trio and jazz/dance quintet | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-0046 | 10-in. | 1/6/1949 | Birdland | Charlie Ventura Bop for the People | Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet | songwriter | |
Decca | 75642 | 1/3/1950 | I get a kick out of you-2 | Artie Shaw Orchestra | arranger | |||
Decca | 113530 | 5/23/1963 | Soft winds | Gene Roland ; Clark Terry | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | 113531 | 5/23/1963 | 'Round midnight | Gene Roland ; Clark Terry | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | 113532 | 5/23/1963 | Bottoms up | Gene Roland ; Gene Roland | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | 113533 | 5/23/1963 | A stranger in town | Gene Roland | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | 113534 | 5/23/1963 | The gold dust twins | Gene Roland ; Clark Terry | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | 113535 | 5/24/1963 | Suzie's theme | Gene Roland ; Clark Terry | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | 113536 | 5/24/1963 | Foofnik | Gene Roland ; Clark Terry | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | 113537 | 5/24/1963 | A smooth one | Gene Roland ; Clark Terry | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | 113538 | 5/24/1963 | The wrong blues | Gene Roland ; Clark Terry | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | 113539 | 5/24/1963 | The great lie | Gene Roland ; Clark Terry | arranger, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Roland, Gene," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103942.
Roland, Gene. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103942.
"Roland, Gene." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Gene Roland
Discogs: Gene Roland
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Roland, Gene - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82158874
Wikidata: Gene Roland - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1501435
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/64205908
MusicBrainz: Gene Roland - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2ae5058c-6bce-4e83-9bbe-5801f55aa7a3
ISNI: 0000 0000 5926 5442 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000059265442
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