Theodore Walter Rollins
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Theodore Walter Rollins is the birth name of Sonny Rollins, the influential American jazz tenor saxophonist renowned for his improvisational brilliance and contributions to modern jazz.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theodore Walter Rollins canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Clifford Brown
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Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern Jazz Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement
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Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-09-07 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Theodore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Joe Henderson
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John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charlie Parker
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Coleman Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extended improvisation
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influential saxophone solos ⓘ thematic improvisation ⓘ |
| middleName | Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
modern jazz
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post-bop ⓘ |
| name | Theodore Walter Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Airegin
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Doxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Freedom Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ Oleo NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxophone Colossus NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Harlem
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New York City ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Milestone Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| stageName | Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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