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Sonny Rollins, giant of the jazz saxophone, is dead at 95

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Tags: jazz, usa, musicians, sonny rollins, saxophone, obituaries, author.peter keepnews, source.the new york times, paywall
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/arts/music/sonny-rollins-dead.html

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    (Gifted link) Sonny Rollins was the greatest living jazz musician, and one of the last surviving innovators of bebop and hard bop from the glory days of the 1940s and '50s. He passed away on...

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    Sonny Rollins was the greatest living jazz musician, and one of the last surviving innovators of bebop and hard bop from the glory days of the 1940s and '50s. He passed away on Monday. His contributions to the music will outlive us all.

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