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Walter Theodore " Sonny " Rollins [1] [2] (born September 7, 1930) [3] is an American retired 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.
Feb 24, 2020 · Sonny Rollins is, by any reasonable estimation, a genius. He is jazz’s greatest living improviser, able to imbue his solos with wry humor, surprise, brilliant logical form and profound emotion.
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.
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...
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Watch the legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins perform live in Tokyo in 1988, featuring some of his classic tunes and improvisations. This video captures the essence of his musical genius and ...
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About Sonny Rollins. 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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May 13, 2024 · Sonny Rollins is an American jazz musician, a tenor saxophonist who is among the finest improvisers on the instrument to appear since the mid-1950s. Rollins grew up in a neighbourhood where Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins (his early idol), and Bud Powell were playing.
