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Sonny Rollins

Voted by Miles Davis as the greatest tenor ever, an inventive saxophonist and an astonishing soloist.
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  • Sonny Rollins Plus 3
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    Sonny Rollins Plus 3
  • Saxophone Colossus
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    Saxophone Colossus
  • The Freelance Years: The Complete Riverside and Contemporary Recordings
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    The Freelance Years: Th …
  • The Bridge
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    The Bridge
  • Sonny Rollins Plus 4
    Sonny Rollins
    Sonny Rollins Plus 4
  • A Night at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 2
    Sonny Rollins
    A Night at the Village …
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Sonny Rollins
photo credit: John Abbott

Sonny Rollins - Artist Details

Active

1940s - 2010s

Born

September 7, 1930 in New York City, NY

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Bop Hard Bop Post-Bop Band Music Global Jazz Jazz Instrument Mainstream Jazz Saxophone Jazz

Also Known As

Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins
Walter Theodore Rollins

Member Of

Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet Milestone Jazzstars
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