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Sonny Rollins
American saxophonist and composer Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins has traversed
every jazz movement since bebop. Born in New York's Harlem district on September
7, 1930, he studied piano before taking up the saxophone, first alto, then tenor
in 1946, when he made his debut in rhythm'n'blues bands. After a first session
for singer Babs Gonzales, he made a name for himself accompanying Art Blakey,
Bud Powell, Tadd Dameron, Fats Navarro and J. J. Johnson. However, already
addicted to drugs, the lack of money to buy them led him to delinquency and,
after a ten-month stay in prison fo...
On the Sunny Side of the StreetSonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Stitt
Sonny Side Up
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St. ThomasSonny Rollins, Ron Carter, Jim Hall and Ron Carter Duo
Tenor Madness
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In a Sentimental MoodThe Modern Jazz Quartet and Sonny Rollins
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)Sonny Rollins
Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings
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You Don't Know What Love IsSonny Rollins
Saxophone Colossus
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Blue RoomMiles Davis and Sonny Rollins
Miles Davis and Horns
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