Sonny Rollins | |
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![]() Rollins performing in October 2011
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Background information | |
Birth name | Walter Theodore Rollins |
Born |
(1930-09-07) September 7, 1930 (age 88) New York City, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, hard bop |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
Instruments | Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone |
Years active | Late 1940s–2012 |
Labels | Prestige, Blue Note, Contemporary, RCA Victor, Impulse!, Milestone, Doxy, Okeh, EmArcy/Doxie |
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, Modern Jazz Quartet |
Website | sonnyrollins |