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Jazz Musician of the Day: Sonny Rollins

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All About Jazz is celebrating Sonny Rollins' birthday today!

Sonny Rollins is a saxophone colossus. The revered tenor saxophonist first received that appellation via the name of his 1956 Prestige Records album. Even then, at age 26, the title seemed fitting. He had already played and/or recorded with bebop giants Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and J.J... Read more.

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