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Born: September 7, 1930
Died: May 25, 2026
Biography | Discography (Studio Albums):
Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet (1953)
Moving Out (1954)
Work Time (1955)
Sonny Rollins Plus 4 (1956)
Tenor Madness (1956)
Saxophone Colossus (1956)
Rollins Plays for Bird (1956)
Tour de Force (1956)
Sonny Boy (1956)
Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1 (1957)
Way Out West (1957)
Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
The Sound of Sonny (1957)
Newk's Time (1957)
Sonny Rollins Plays (split album with Thad Jones) (1957)
Freedom Suite (1958)
Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass (1958)
Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (1958)
The Bridge (1962)
What's New? (1962)
Sonny Meets Hawk! (1963)
Now's the Time (1964)
The Standard Sonny Rollins (1964)
Sonny Rollins on Impulse! (1965)
Alfie (1966)
East Broadway Run Down (1966)
Next Album (1972)
Horn Culture (1973)
Nucleus (1975)
The Way I Feel (1976)
Easy Living (1977)
Don't Ask (1979)
Love at First Sight (1980)
No Problem (1981)
Reel Life (1982)
Sunny Days, Starry Nights (1984)
The Solo Album (1985)
Dancing in the Dark (1987)
Falling in Love with Jazz (1989)
Here's to the People (1991)
Old Flames (1993)
Sonny Rollins + 3 (1996)
Global Warming (1998)
This Is What I Do (2000)
Sonny, Please (2006)
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