[Dixielandjazz] Rosolino discussion

[Trumpetom at aol.com]

Just got off the phone with Uan Rasey. He says that Rosolino was either  very 
up or very depressed. There weren't enough jazz gigs for Frank to make a  
comfortable living. Also he had been mostly left out of the studio  recording 
scene of movie soundtracks and legitimate music. The only prospects  for more 
income was some uncertain jazz playing prospects in other countries. A  few weeks 
before the tragedy Frank's girlfriend left him and his kids, taking  his only 
car with her, never to return. He was very depressed, and poured out  his 
guts as Rasey drove him around so he could take care of some personal  business. 
Apparently nobody was surprised Rosolino went berserk. Tough to  imagine 
someone as talented as he was being a failure!
 
Tom Loeb
Riverside, CA
 
 



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