name

Sonny Rollins, Saxophone

dates

9/7/30

birth place

New York, NY

description

He came up during the bop era, evolved as a hard bopper, member of the great Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet and Thelonious Monk bands, this hall-of-famer known as the colossus of the saxophone has dominated the tenor since the 1970s.

hot disc

The Complete Prestige Recordings

more info

http://www.sonnyrollins.com/