Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sonny_Rollins_(tenor_saxophone)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musician
tenor saxophonist
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1949
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Clifford_Brown
gptkb:Miles_Davis
gptkb:John_Coltrane
gptkb:Max_Roach
gptkb:Thelonious_Monk
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:National_Medal_of_Arts
gptkb:Polar_Music_Prize
gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Lifetime_Achievement
gptkbp:birthDate 1930-09-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:genre jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charlie_Parker
gptkb:Lester_Young
gptkb:Coleman_Hawkins
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:knownFor improvisation
long saxophone solos
thematic improvisation
gptkbp:label gptkb:Blue_Note_Records
gptkb:Impulse!_Records
gptkb:Milestone_Records
gptkb:Prestige_Records
RCA Victor
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Bridge
gptkb:Way_Out_West
gptkb:Freedom_Suite
gptkb:Tenor_Madness
gptkb:Saxophone_Colossus
gptkbp:realName gptkb:Theodore_Walter_Rollins
gptkbp:retired 2012
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lucille_Pearson
gptkbp:website https://sonnyrollins.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sonny_Rollins_–_The_Sound_of_Sonny_(1957)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7