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Sonny Rollins

Theodore Walter (Sonny) Rollins (born 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He started as a pianist, then switched to alto saxophone, finally switching to tenor in 1946. He was first recorded in 1949 with Babs Gonzalez[?]; in the same year he recorded with J. J. Johnson and Bud Powell. He recorded with Miles Davis in 1951 and Thelonious Monk in 1953. He joined the Clifford Brown - Max Roach quintet in 1955, and after Brown's death in 1957 worked as a leader.

He was considered the leading tenor player of the 1950s and remains a major figure to this day.



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