American jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026) · American saxophonist
| Description | American jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930-09-07 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Harlem Harlem Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2026-05-25 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Woodstock Woodstock Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | composer bandleader jazz saxophonist conductor saxophonist jazz musician musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | tenor saxophone soprano saxophone Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz post-bop Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Prestige Contemporary Records Blue Note Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet Sonny Rollins Quintet Sonny Rollins Quartet Kenny Dorham Quintet Sonny Rollins Trio Babs Gonzales and His Orchestra Max Roach Quintet Sonny Rollins Plus Four The J.J. Johnson Quintet Miles Davis Sextet Thelonious Monk Quartet Miles Davis All Stars The Riverside Jazz Stars Bud Powell's Modernists Miles Davis and His Band The Miles Davis Sextet The Thelonious Monk Quartet The Miles Davis Quintet The Thelonious Monk Quintet The J.J. Johnson Sextet The Modern Jazz Giants J.J. Johnson's Boppers Sonny Rollins & Co. Art Farmer Quintet Clifford Brown and Max Roach Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass Sonny Rollins / Don Cherry Quartet Miles Davis And His Cool Wailers Thelonious Monk Group Sonny Rollins And Friends Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders Sonny Rollins Special Quartet Clifford Brown Max Roach Quintet American Academy of Arts and Sciences Sonny Rollins Quartet Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship NEA Jazz Masters Paul Acket Award National Medal of Arts Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Kennedy Center Honors Austrian Decoration for Science and Art Polar Music Prize Source: Wikidata |
"Sonny" Rollins C. Rollins Rollin Rollings Rollins Rollins Sonny Ronins Rowlands S Rollins S. S. Robbins S. Rollings S. Rollins S. ロリンズ S.R. S.Rollins Sonny Sonny Collins Sonny R ollins Sonny Rolands Sonny Rolins Sonny Rolling Sonny Rollings Sonny Rollins & Co. Sonny Rollins (Walter Theodore Rollins) Sonny Rollins And Others Sonny Rolllins Sony Rollins Sony Rollins & Co. Sunny Rollins T.W. Rollins Theodore "Sonny" Rollins Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins Theodore Walther "Sonny" Rollins Walter "Sonny" Rollins Walter Rollins С. Ролинс С. Роллинс Сонни Роллинз Сонни Роллинс
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