Sonny Rollins Dies: Jazz Great Was 95

Sonny Rollins, 1 of nan astir influential saxophone players successful jazz history died coming astatine his location successful Woodstock, NY. That, according to a station connected his charismatic societal media. He was 95.

The tenor saxophonist’s 60-plus twelvemonth profession saw him grounds 60-plus albums. His compositions “St. Thomas,” “Oleo,” “Doxy” and “Airegin” are jazz standards. Rollins stopped performing successful 2014.

With nan announcement, location was nan pursuing 2009 quote from Rollins astir productivity and nan afterlife:

“I deliberation erstwhile nan imaginative personification ends, he continues successful nan adjacent existence. I’m a personification who believes this life isn’t nan be-all and end-all of everything. A belief personification doesn’t consciousness for illustration that.”

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