Sonny Rollins
Acting 1930-09-07 New York City, New York, USA
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (September 7, 1930 - May 25, 2026) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", "Pent-Up House", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards. Rollins has been called "the greatest living improviser" and the "Saxophone Colossus". Rollins was born …
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The Simpsons
1989
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Le Grand Échiquier
1972
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Chasing Trane
2017
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Hargrove
2022
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A Great Day in Harlem
1994
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Jazz Club 2
2022
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The Jazz Baroness
2009
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Who Is Sonny Rollins?
1968
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It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
2018
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
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Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes
2012
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Brownie Speaks
2014
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Saxophone Colossus
1998
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John Coltrane Four Tenors
2002
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Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins Live in '65 & '68
2008