Sonny Rollins

GPTKB entity

Statements (86)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:National_Medal_of_Arts
gptkb:Polar_Music_Prize
gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:NEA_Jazz_Masters_Fellowship
gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Lifetime_Achievement
gptkbp:birthDate 1930-09-07
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Theodore_Walter_Rollins
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Clifford_Brown
gptkb:Miles_Davis
gptkb:Art_Blakey
gptkb:Bud_Powell
gptkb:John_Coltrane
gptkb:Max_Roach
gptkb:Thelonious_Monk
gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie
gptkb:Tommy_Flanagan
gptkb:Oscar_Pettiford
gptkbp:education gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_High_School_(New_York_City)
gptkbp:genre bebop
jazz
post-bop
hard bop
gptkbp:hasSignatureSong gptkb:St._Thomas
gptkb:Airegin
gptkb:Doxy
gptkb:Oleo
gptkb:Pent-Up_House
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sonny Rollins
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Branford_Marsalis
gptkb:John_Zorn
gptkb:Joe_Lovano
gptkb:Joshua_Redman
gptkb:Chris_Potter
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charlie_Parker
gptkb:Lester_Young
gptkb:Coleman_Hawkins
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:knownFor improvisation
long saxophone solos
thematic improvisation
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Max_Roach/Clifford_Brown_Quintet
gptkb:Modern_Jazz_Quartet
gptkb:Miles_Davis_Quintet
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Bridge
gptkb:Way_Out_West
gptkb:A_Night_at_the_Village_Vanguard
gptkb:Freedom_Suite
gptkb:Tenor_Madness
gptkb:Saxophone_Colossus
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
composer
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Blue_Note_Records
gptkb:Impulse!_Records
gptkb:Milestone_Records
gptkb:Prestige_Records
gptkb:Okeh_Records
RCA Victor
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Germantown,_New_York
gptkbp:retired 2012
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lucille_Pearson
gptkbp:subjectOf documentary 'Saxophone Colossus'
biography 'Sonny Rollins: The Definitive Musical Guide'
gptkbp:website https://sonnyrollins.com/
gptkbp:yearsActive 1949–2012
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clifford_Brown
gptkb:NEA_Jazz_Masters
gptkb:Alfie
gptkb:Charlie_Parker
gptkb:Dexter_Gordon
gptkb:DownBeat_Jazz_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Impulse!_Records
gptkb:In_a_Sentimental_Mood
gptkb:Jimmy_Heath
gptkb:Prestige_Records
gptkb:Thelonious_Monk
gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie
gptkb:Freddie_Hubbard
gptkb:NEA_Jazz_Masters_Award
gptkb:Thelonious_Monk_Quartet
gptkb:Newport_Jazz_Festival
gptkb:Saxophone_Colossus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5