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Sonny Rollins facts for kids
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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 |
| Occupations | 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 |
| Website | http://www.sonnyrollins.com/ |
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.
Images for kids
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Sonny Rollins at Stockholm Jazz Fest 2009
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Sonny Rollins at the San Francisco Opera House Feb. 22, 1982.
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Rollins at Newport in 2008