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Sonny Rollins
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Birth name | Theodore Walter Rollins |
Also known as | Newk, Colossus, Uncle Don |
Born | September 7, 1930 New York City, New York, United States |
Genres | Jazz, hard bop |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
Instruments | Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone |
Years active | Late 1940s-present |
Labels | Prestige, Blue Note, Contemporary, RCA Victor, Impulse!, Milestone, Doxy |
Associated acts | Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Art Farmer, Dizzy Gillespie, Babs Gonzales, J.J. Johnson, Jackie McLean, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Max Roach |
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely known as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, such as "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.
Rollins was born in New York City.
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