What is Sonny Rollins's full name?
Theodore Walter Rollins
Sonny Rollins nickname(s):
Newk, Colossus, Uncle Don
Sonny Rollins date of birth:
September 7, 1930
How old is Sonny Rollins?
94
Where was Sonny Rollins born?
New York, NY
What religion is Sonny Rollins?
Buddhist
What is Sonny Rollins's ethnicity?
Black
What is Sonny Rollins nationality?
American
What is Sonny Rollins's occupation?
Musician, composer, bandleader
Sonny Rollins claim to fame:
he started recording with Miles Davis in 1951 and with Thelonious Monk
What genre is Sonny Rollins's work?
Jazz, hard bop
What instruments does Sonny Rollins play?
Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Short Biography
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded at least sixty albums as leader and a number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", "Pent-Up House", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.