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

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Sonny Rollins birthName Theodore Walter Rollins