Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer (b. 1930) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins[1][2] (born September 7, 1930)[3] 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. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards. Rollins has been called "the greatest living improviser".[5]
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Birth name | Walter Theodore Rollins |
Born | (1930-09-07) September 7, 1930 (age 93) New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 1947–2014 |
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Website | sonnyrollins |
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