Sonny Rollins

Actor

Born: September 7, 1930
Died: May 25, 2026 (age 95)
From: New York City, New York, USA

Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (September 7, 1930 - May 25, 2026) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", "Pent-Up House", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.…

Filmography (15)

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
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Jazz Club 2 (2022)
Hargrove (2022)
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It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story (2018)
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Chasing Trane (2017)
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Brownie Speaks (2014)
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Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes (2012)
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Sonny Rollins '74: Rescued!
Sonny Rollins '74: Rescued! (2010)
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The Jazz Baroness (2009)
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Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins Live in '65 & '68 (2008)
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John Coltrane Four Tenors (2002)
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Saxophone Colossus (1998)
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A Great Day in Harlem (1994)
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Who Is Sonny Rollins? (1968)
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Sonny Rollins Sextet 1993 Jazz Madrid
Sonny Rollins Sextet 1993 Jazz Madrid
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