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Sonny Rollins: One of jazz's last living greats dies at 95
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France24 English - Americas
7 hours ago • france24.com
'Saxophone Colossus' Sonny Rollins dies at 95
🎷 Sonny #Rollins, the fiercely inventive tenor saxophonist whose decades-spanning career helped define modern jazz and earned him the nickname "Saxophone Colossus," died Monday at his home in upstate #NewYork.
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France24 English - Americas
10 hours ago • france24.com
Saxophone 'colossus' Sonny Rollins dies at 95
Sonny Rollins, the "Saxophone Colossus" and the last in a golden era of jazz greats, died on May 25. Aged 95, he was one of a handful of saxophone players who defined the instrument, a pantheon that includes Charlie Park…
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Deutsche Welle English - Top
11 hours ago • dw.com
Sonny Rollins: One of jazz's last living greats dies at 95
Revered for albums including "The Bridge" and "Saxophone Colossus," Rollins overcame addiction, prison and self-doubt to become one of jazz's greatest saxophonists.
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