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Saturday, 8 December 2012

Jazz Greats: Sonny Rollins

Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City)

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https://www.discogs.com/artist/145264-Sonny-Rollins



  The Man who Pioneered the Jazz Style known as "Strolling", that used Drum and Bass (without Piano) as the accompaniment, is a main Artist of the Genre even in his old age. Please take a listen to the Amazing Sonny Rollins here and have a fun Saturday: Oleo , Doxy , Airegin , Strode Rode , Moritat , Surrey with the fringe on top (with Philly Joe Jones) and St. Thomas



  
  

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Rollins
Background information
Birth nameTheodore Walter Rollins
Also known asNewk, Colossus, Uncle Don
BornSeptember 7, 1930 (age 82)
New York City, New York, United States
GenresJazz, hard bop
OccupationsSaxophonist, composer,bandleader
InstrumentsTenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
LabelsPrestige, Blue Note,Contemporary, RCA Victor,Impulse!, Milestone, Doxy
Associated actsJ.J. Johnson, Jackie McLean,Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Farmer, Babs Gonzales, Bud Powell, Kenny Dorham
Websitehttp://www.sonnyrollins.com/
Notable instruments
Tenor Saxophone

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