9/7/1930 - SONNY ROLLINS, legendary jazz tenor saxophonist, was born in New York City on this day in 1930.
ROLLINS took up the alto saxophone in high school and played in a neighborhood band that included the likes of JACKIE MC LEAN and WALTER BISHOP .
By 1947 he switched to the tenor sax, and in 1948 started recording with various musicians. To this date his career continues. Although ROLLINS, over the past six decades, has been known to stay busy, playing with others as well as groups of his own, he has also been known to take the occasional withdrawal from the working arena for self-contemplation.
ROLLINS'S full bodied saxophone sound was formed by BIRD, PREZ and others, but has evolved into one of the most personal sounds in jazz.
When you hear SONNY ROLLINS, you know it's SONNY ROLLINS!
To read the highlights of his career and listen to the sounds of his music GOOGLE his name
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