Sonny Rollins

Walter Theodore Rollins

Sonny Rollins (born September 7, 1930, New York City, New York, USA) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. He has worked with greats such as Miles Davis, Art Taylor, J.J. Johnson, Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk. He was a recipient of the prestigious Polar Music Prize in May, 2007. In March 2011 he received the National Medal Of Arts from President Barack Obama.

Winner of 2 Grammy Awards:
- Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group for This Is What I Do
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for Why Was I Born? on Without A Song - The 9/11 Concert

In Groups:
Art Farmer Quintet, Babs Gonzales And His Orchestra, Bud Powell's Modernists, Clifford Brown and Max Roach, Clifford Brown Max Roach Quintet, J.J. Johnson's Boppers, Max Roach Quintet, Miles Davis All Stars, Miles Davis And His Band, Miles Davis And His Cool Wailers, Sonny Rollins / Don Cherry Quartet, Sonny Rollins & Co., Sonny Rollins And Friends, Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass, Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders, Sonny Rollins Plus Four, Sonny Rollins Quartet, Sonny Rollins Quintet, Sonny Rollins Special Quartet, Sonny Rollins Trio, The J.J. Johnson Quintet, The J.J. Johnson Sextet, The Miles Davis Quintet, The Miles Davis Sextet, The Modern Jazz Giants, The Riverside Jazz Stars, The Thelonious Monk Quartet, The Thelonious Monk Quintet, Thelonious Monk Group