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Sonny Rollins
photo credit: John Abbott

Active

1940s - 2010s

Born

September 7, 1930 in New York City, NY

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Bop Hard Bop Post-Bop Band Music Jazz Instrument Mainstream Jazz Saxophone Jazz World Fusion

Also Known As

Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins
Theodore Walter Rollins

Member Of

Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet Milestone Jazzstars
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Sonny Rollins

Biography by Michael G. Nastos

Voted by Miles Davis as the greatest tenor ever, an inventive saxophonist and an astonishing soloist.
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Album Highlights

  • Saxophone Colossus
    Sonny Rollins
    Saxophone Colossus
  • Way Out West
    Sonny Rollins
    Way Out West
  • A Night at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1
    Sonny Rollins
    A Night at the Village …
  • East Broadway Run Down
    Sonny Rollins
    East Broadway Run Down
  • A Night at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 2
    Sonny Rollins
    A Night at the Village …
  • The Freelance Years: The Complete Riverside and Contemporary Recordings
    Sonny Rollins
    The Freelance Years: Th …
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