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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...
St. ThomasSonny Rollins, Ron Carter, Jim Hall and Ron Carter Duo
Tenor Madness
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You Don't Know What Love IsSonny Rollins
Saxophone Colossus
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The Way You Look TonightSonny Rollins, Paul Bley, Betty Carter and Sonny Rollins Quintet
Misterioso
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My Old FlameKenny Dorham and Sonny Rollins
Jazz Contrasts
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Love is a Many Splendored ThingMax Roach, Clifford Brown, Sonny Rollins, George Morrow and Richie Powell
Clifford Brown And Max Roach At Basin Street
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St. Louis BluesSonny Rollins and Art Tatum
Disco De Oro - Art Tatum
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