Sonny Rollins



First NameSonny
Last NameRollins
Full Name at BirthTheodore Walter Rollins
Age81
Date of BirthSeptember 7, 1930
BirthplaceNew York, NY
Star SignVirgo
ReligionBuddhist
EthnicityBlack
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategorySaxophone
Claim to Famehe started recording with Miles Davis in 1951 and with Thelonious Monk
Music GenreJazz
Music StyleBop
Music MoodElegant
InstrumentComposer

Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is a Grammy-winning American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.


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Filmography

Selected Sonny Rollins film and TV show credits:


Composer Credits

1998
Saxophone Colossus
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1986
Indelible Evidence
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1966
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Music Department Credits

1996
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Soundtrack Credits

2010
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2007
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1997
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1996
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1995
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1994
Bottle Rocket
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1988
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Livshunger
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Laureates of the Polar Music Prize
Quincy Jones (1999)
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Don't Ask (1979)
Easy Living (1977)
Freedom Suite (1958)
Horn Culture (1973)
Moving Out (1987)
Newk's Time (1957)
Next Album (1972)
No Problem (1981)
Nucleus (1975)
Old Flames (1993)
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Sonny Side Up (1957)
Sonny, Please (2006)
The Bridge (1962)
Tour De Force (1984)
Way Out West (1957)
What's New? (1962)