Sonny Rollins
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930)[1] is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely known as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians.[1] A number of his compositions, such as "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.[1]
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Birth name | Theodore Walter Rollins |
Also known as | Newk, Colossus, Uncle Don |
Born | New York City, New York, United States | September 7, 1930
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 |
Website | http://www.sonnyrollins.com/ |
Rollins was born in New York City.
Sonny Rollins Media
Sonny Rollins at the San Francisco Opera House, February 22, 1982.
Rollins at Newport Jazz Festival in 2008
Sonny Rollins at Stockholm Jazz Festival 2009
References
Other websites
Media related to Sonny Rollins at Wikimedia Commons