Sonny Rollins Musical artist

Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.

Personal facts

Sonny Rollins
Alias (AKA)Newk Colossus Uncle Don
Birth dateSeptember 07, 1930
Birth place
New York City , United States , New York

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Musical artist

Career started1940
associated musical artist
Miles Davis
Art Farmer
Dizzy Gillespie
Bud Powell
Max Roach
J. J. Johnson
Thelonious Monk
Clifford Brown
Jackie McLean
Kenny Dorham
Babs Gonzales
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Hard bop
instrument
Soprano saxophone
Tenor saxophone
record label
Impulse! Records
RCA Records
Blue Note Records
Contemporary Records
Prestige Records
Doxy (song)
Milestone Records

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External resources

  1. http://www.sonnyrollins.com