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Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American former jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. [3] [4] In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader.
Sonny Rollins is the Saxophone Colossus. Welcome to the official website of Sonny Rollins, an American tenor saxophonist and composer whose eight-decade career has led him from Harlem to the White House and all over the world, and who is considered one of the most influential musicians in jazz.
Apr 30, 2024 · April 30, 20241:42 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Kevin Whitehead. 8-Minute Listen. In 1959, Rollins was a few years into one of the great hot streaks in jazz history when he took a three-week trip...
Jan 21, 2022 · Sonny Rollins plays his saxophone on the Williamsburg Bridge in New York. Photograph: New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News/Getty Images. It’s one of the most romantic stories in music: the...
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WALTER THEODORE ROLLINS was born on September 7, 1930 in New York City. He grew up in Harlem not far from the Savoy Ballroom, the Apollo Theatre, and the doorstep of his idol, Coleman Hawkins. After early discovery of Fats Waller and Louis Armstrong, he started out on alto saxophone, inspired by Louis Jordan.
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Feb 24, 2020 · Talk Feb. 27, 2020. Sonny Rollins Is at Peace. But He Regrets Trying to One-Up Coltrane. By David Marchese. Sonny Rollins is, by any reasonable estimation, a genius. He is jazz’s greatest...
Sonny Rollins will go down in history as not only the single most enduring tenor saxophonist of the bebop and hard bop era, but also the greatest contemporary jazz saxophonist of them all.
