| Frank Rosolino |
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| american jazz trombonists | |
| people from detroit | |
| sicilian-american jazz musicians | |
| jazz musicians who committed suicide | |
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| 1978 deaths | |
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Born in , Shorty Rogers , Benny Carter , Buddy Rich , Dexter Gordon , Carl Fontana , Jean "Toots" Thielmans , Stan Levey , Shelly Manne , Pete Christlieb , Bobby Knight, Conte Candoli , Med Flory , Donn Tremmer, Mel Tormé , Louis Bellson , Marty Paich , Zoot Sims , Quincy Jones , and Tutti Camarata . He attempted to maintain his popularity in the 1970s through high-profile associations with non-jazz bands, including Tower Of Power and Brass Machine, but most fans remember this period in his career through his association with Med Flory's Supersax. Frank's third wife, and the mother of their two sons, committed suicide in February 1972 in Los Angeles, California , and he was overheard telling his girlfriend that her suicide forced him to contemplate his own death. He died in 1978 in Van Nuys, California , committing suicide after shooting both sons, Justin, 9, and Jason, 7, his only children. Jason survived, blinded, and was adopted by his mother's cousin, Claudia Eien, and her husband Gary. The International Trombone Association established its first award for jazz trombone in Frank's memory, and he continues to be remembered as one of the greatest jazz trombone players of all time. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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