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Sonny Rollins

Jazz

United States
Formed 1930
Jazz
1 album

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Biography

Sonny Rollins was an American jazz tenor saxophonist born in Harlem in 1930 who became one of the most influential musicians in jazz history. Over a seven-decade career, he recorded more than sixty albums as a leader and composed numerous standards including "St. Thomas," "Oleo," and "Doxy.

Origin

United States

Active Since

1930

Genres

jazz, post-bop

Label

Blue Note, Contemporary Records

Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Acket Award, Kennedy Center Honors, Guggenheim Fellowship, National Medal of Arts

Biography adapted from: Wikipedia — Sonny Rollins CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo credit: Distributed by Milestone Records Public domain Wikimedia Commons

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