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Sonny Rollins

American jazz saxophonist and composer (born 1930)

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Sonny Rollins

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سوني رولينز

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سوني رولينز

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonni Rollins

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Сони Ролинс

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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סאני רולינס

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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ソニー・ロリンズ

ko

소니 롤린스

la

Sonny Rollins

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Сони Ролинс

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Сонни Роллинз

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Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins

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Сони Ролинс

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Сони Ролинс

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Soni Rolins

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Sonny Rollins

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ซันนี โรลลินส์

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Sonny Rollins

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Сонні Роллінз

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Sonny Rollins

zh

桑尼·羅林斯

zh-cn

桑尼·罗林斯

zh-hans

桑尼·罗林斯

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桑尼·羅林斯

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桑尼·羅林斯

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桑尼·罗林斯

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桑尼·羅林斯

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Sonny Rollins

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Σόνι Ρόλινς

Identity & names
Given name
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Walter Theodore

Family name
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Rollins

Birth name
full name of a person at birth, if different from their current, generally used name

Walter Theodore Rollins

Nickname
informal name (for a pseudonym use P742)

Newk

Life & background
Date of birth
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September 6, 1930

Country of citizenship
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United States

Place of birth
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Harlem

Place of birth
most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

New York City

Residence
the place where the person is or has been, resident

Harlem

Residence
the place where the person is or has been, resident

Washington Heights

Music & creative work
Instrument
musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

tenor saxophone

Instrument
musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

soprano saxophone

Record label
brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Blue Note

Record label
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Contemporary Records

Record label
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Prestige

Awards & recognition
Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Paul Acket Award

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Kennedy Center Honors

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Guggenheim Fellowship

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

National Medal of Arts

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art

Award received
award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

NEA Jazz Masters

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Sonny Rollins: Albums & Discography

Popular albums and track listings from the Sonny Rollins catalog.

  1. Freedom Weaver (The 1959 European Tour Recordings)(2024)

    Tracklist

    1. A1St. Thomas7:32
    2. A2There Will Never Be Another You5:52
    3. A3Stay As Sweet As You Are4:41
    4. A4I've Told Ev'ry Little Star4:52
    5. B1How High The Moon10:46
    6. B2Oleo6:00
    7. B3Paul's Pal9:30
    8. C1Sonny Rollins Interview1:54
    9. C2It Don't Mean A Thing4:54
    10. C3Paul's Pal #27:00
    11. C4Love Letters5:34
    12. D1I Remember You6:50
    13. D2I've Told Ev'ry Little Star #26:33
    14. D3It Could Happen To You3:27
    15. D4Oleo #23:15
    16. D5Will You Still Be Mine?4:16
    17. D6I've Told Ev'ry Little Star #34:26
    18. E1I Want To Be Happy4:08
    19. E2A Weaver Of Dreams4:12
    20. E3It Don't Mean A Thing #24:31
    21. E4Cocktails For Two4:58
    22. E5I've Told Ev'ry Little Star #45:54
    23. E6I Want To Be Happy #25:15
    24. F1Woody 'N' You15:54
    25. G1But Not For Me17:39
    26. H1Lady Bird18:49
  2. Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums(2023)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Way Out West
    2. 1I'm An Old Cowhand5:43
    3. 2Solitude7:51
    4. 3Come, Gone7:53
    5. 4Wagon Wheels10:13
    6. 5There Is No Greater Love5:18
    7. 6Way Out West6:33
    8. 8Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders
    9. 7I've Told Ev'ry Little Star5:29
    10. 8Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody4:56
    11. 9How High The Moon7:47
    12. 10You4:18
    13. 11I've Found A New Baby3:41
    14. 12Alone Together6:03
    15. 13In The Chapel In The Moonlight6:42
    16. 14The Song Is You5:43
    17. 17Alternate Takes
    18. 15I'm An Old Cowhand (Alternate Take)10:11
    19. 16Come, Gone (Alternate Take)10:30
    20. 17Way Out West (Alternate Take)6:40
    21. 18The Song Is You (Alternate Take)6:17
    22. 19You (Alternate Take)4:18
    23. 20I've Found A New Baby (Alternate Take)4:21
  3. Live At Finlandia Hall Helsinki 1972(2023)

    Tracklist

    1. A1Spoken Introduction1:21
    2. A2Night And Day24:31
    3. BMy One And Only Love17:46
    4. CSt. Thomas17:11
  4. Max Roach In Euro 1966(2022)

    Tracklist

    1. 1-1For B.P.15:52
    2. 1-2Nommo35:12
    3. 1-3Nommo - Speech On Anger By Freddie Hubbard8:22
    4. 1-4Drum Solo In 5/4 Time3:55
    5. 2-1There Will Never Be Another You18:41
    6. 2-2Love Walked In9:54
    7. 2-3Lover18:22
    8. 2-4Poinciana17:41
  5. Rollins In Holland(2020)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Recorded At VARA Studio 5, Hilversum, The Netherlands On May 5, 1967
    2. A1Blue Room4:49
    3. A2Four5:14
    4. A3Love Walked In6:04
    5. A4Tune-Up6:57
    6. 6Recorded Live At The Go-Go Club, Loosdrecht, The Netherlands On May 5, 1967
    7. B1Sonnymoon For Two8:13
    8. B2Love Walked In9:30
    9. 9Recorded Live At Academie voor Beeldende Kunst, Arnhem, The Netherlands On May 3, 1967
    10. C1Three Little Words22:25
    11. 11They Can't Take That Away From Me / Sonnymoon For Two9:33
    12. 12On Green Dolphin Street / There Will Never Be Another You14:59
    13. E1Love Walked In19:45
    14. F1Four22:19
  6. Holding The Stage (Road Shows Vol. 4)(2016)

    Tracklist

    1. 1In A Sentimental Mood5:00
    2. 2Professor Paul9:00
    3. 3Mixed Emotions1:50
    4. 4Keep Hold Of Yourself9:30
    5. 5Disco Monk9:46
    6. 6You're Mine You6:07
    7. 7H.S.8:00
    8. 8Medley
    9. 8Sweet Leilani7:15
    10. 9Solo (Rollins Only)5:38
    11. 10Don't Stop The Carnival10:58
  7. The Complete Blue Note, Riverside & Contemporary Collection(2016)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 1957
    2. 1-1Decision8:01
    3. 1-2Bluesnote6:59
    4. 1-3How Are Things In Glocca Morra6:17
    5. 1-4Plain Jane9:57
    6. 1-5Sonnysphere9:36
    7. 7Sonny Rollins, Volume 2 1957
    8. 1-6Why Don't I5:42
    9. 1-7Wail March6:12
    10. 1-8Misterioso9:22
    11. 1-9Reflections7:01
    12. 1-10You Stepped Out Of A Dream6:22
    13. 1-11Poor Butterfly6:05
    14. 14Way Out West 1957
    15. 2-1I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande)5:39
    16. 2-2Solitude7:49
    17. 2-3Come, Gone7:50
    18. 2-4Wagon Wheels10:09
    19. 2-5There Is No Greater Love5:13
    20. 2-6Way Out West6:28
    21. 21The Sound Of Sonny 1957
    22. 2-7The Last Time I Saw Paris2:56
    23. 2-8Just In Time3:58
    24. 2-9Toot, Toot, Tootsie4:22
    25. 2-10What Is There To Say4:54
    26. 2-11Dearly Beloved3:05
    27. 2-12Every Time We Say Goodbye3:23
    28. 2-13Cutie5:53
    29. 2-14It Could Happen To You3:46
    30. 2-15Mangoes5:33
    31. 31A Night At The Village Vanguard 1957
    32. 3-1Old Devil Moon8:24
    33. 3-2Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise7:57
    34. 3-3Striver's Row5:52
    35. 3-4Sonnymoon For Two8:49
    36. 3-5A Night In Tunisia8:18
    37. 3-6I Can't Get Started4:39
    38. 38Freedom Suite 1958
    39. 3-7The Freedom Suite19:31
    40. 3-8Someday I'll Find You4:41
    41. 3-9Will You Still Be Mine?3:00
    42. 3-10Till There Was You4:58
    43. 3-11Shadow Waltz4:14
    44. 44Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders 1958
    45. 4-1I've Told Every Little Star5:27
    46. 4-2Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody4:54
    47. 4-3How High The Moon7:46
    48. 4-4You4:17
    49. 4-5I've Found A New Baby3:40
    50. 4-6Alone Together6:00
    51. 4-7In The Chapel In The Moonlight6:42
    52. 4-8The Song Is You5:45
    53. 53Newk's Time 1959
    54. 4-9Tune Up5:45
    55. 4-10Asiatic Raes5:57
    56. 4-11Wonderful! Wonderful!6:00
    57. 4-12The Surrey With The Fringe On Top6:32
    58. 4-13Blues For Philly Joe6:44
    59. 4-14Namely You3:18
  8. Together At Newport 1963(2015)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Announcement0:34
    2. 2Remember15:16
    3. 3All The Things You Are11:02
    4. 4The Way You Look Tonight12:02
    5. 5Blues8:49
    6. 6Every Time We Say Goodbye / Four17:21
    7. 7Sonny Boy / Oleo / Dinah5:55
  9. Road Shows, Volume 3(2014)

  10. The Prestige Years(2014)

Sonny Rollins: Biography & Facts

American jazz saxophonist and composer (born 1930)

Names in other languages

  • af
    Sonny Rollins
  • ar
    سوني رولينز
  • arq
    سوني رولينز
  • arz
    سونى رولينز
  • ast
    Sonny Rollins
  • az
    Sonni Rollins
  • azb
    سانی رالینز
  • bg
    Сони Ролинс
  • ca
    Sonny Rollins
  • cs
    Sonny Rollins
  • cy
    Sonny Rollins
  • da
    Sonny Rollins
  • de
    Sonny Rollins
  • en
    Sonny Rollins
  • en-ca
    Sonny Rollins
  • en-gb
    Sonny Rollins
  • eo
    Sonny Rollins
  • es
    Sonny Rollins
  • eu
    Sonny Rollins
  • fa
    سانی رالینز
  • fi
    Sonny Rollins
  • fr
    Sonny Rollins
  • ga
    Sonny Rollins
  • he
    סאני רולינס
  • hu
    Sonny Rollins
  • id
    Sonny Rollins
  • it
    Sonny Rollins
  • ja
    ソニー・ロリンズ
  • ko
    소니 롤린스
  • la
    Sonny Rollins
  • mk
    Сони Ролинс
  • nb
    Sonny Rollins
  • nds
    Sonny Rollins
  • nl
    Sonny Rollins
  • nn
    Sonny Rollins
  • pl
    Sonny Rollins
  • pt
    Sonny Rollins
  • pt-br
    Sonny Rollins
  • ru
    Сонни Роллинз
  • sl
    Sonny Rollins
  • sq
    Sonny Rollins
  • sr
    Сони Ролинс
  • sr-ec
    Сони Ролинс
  • sr-el
    Soni Rolins
  • sv
    Sonny Rollins
  • th
    ซันนี โรลลินส์
  • tr
    Sonny Rollins
  • uk
    Сонні Роллінз
  • vi
    Sonny Rollins
  • zh
    桑尼·羅林斯
  • zh-cn
    桑尼·罗林斯
  • zh-hans
    桑尼·罗林斯
  • zh-hant
    桑尼·羅林斯
  • zh-hk
    桑尼·羅林斯
  • zh-sg
    桑尼·罗林斯
  • zh-tw
    桑尼·羅林斯
  • mul
    Sonny Rollins
  • el
    Σόνι Ρόλινς

Identity & names

Given name

first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

Walter Theodore
Family name

part of full name of person

Rollins
Birth name

full name of a person at birth, if different from their current, generally used name

Walter Theodore Rollins
Nickname

informal name (for a pseudonym use P742)

Newk

Life & background

Date of birth

date on which the subject was born

September 6, 1930
Country of citizenship

the object is a country that recognizes the subject as its citizen

United States
Place of birth

most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

Harlem
Place of birth

most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

New York City
Residence

the place where the person is or has been, resident

Harlem
Residence

the place where the person is or has been, resident

Washington Heights

Music & creative work

Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

tenor saxophone
Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

soprano saxophone
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Blue Note
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Contemporary Records
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Prestige

Awards & recognition

Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Paul Acket Award
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Kennedy Center Honors
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Guggenheim Fellowship
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

National Medal of Arts
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

NEA Jazz Masters

Source: Wikidata (Q299208)