Sonny Rollins, Tenor Sax Legend and Colossus of Jazz, Dies at 95

Sonny Rollins, Tenor Sax Legend and Colossus of Jazz, Dies at 95

Sonny Rollins, the powerful and personal jazz tenor saxophonist whose improvisational sessions became legend and his compositions “St. Thomas,” “Oleo,” “Doxy,” “Rent-Up House” and “Airegin” standards, died Monday. He was 95. Rollins died at his home in Woodstock, New York, his family announced. Widely recognized as one of the most important and influential musicians of…

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