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#JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95
by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026
"Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.
"He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.
"Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.
"The cause of his death has not been announced."
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#JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95
by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026
"Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.
"He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.
"Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.
"The cause of his death has not been announced."
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#JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95
by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026
"Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.
"He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.
"Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.
"The cause of his death has not been announced."
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#JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95
by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026
"Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.
"He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.
"Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.
"The cause of his death has not been announced."
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We were so lucky to have been able to witness #SonnyRollins perform a few times.
He was probably the greatest saxophone improvisationalist.The #SaxophoneColossus died on Monday at the ripe old age of 93.
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We were so lucky to have been able to witness #SonnyRollins perform a few times.
He was probably the greatest saxophone improvisationalist.The #SaxophoneColossus died on Monday at the ripe old age of 93.
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We were so lucky to have been able to witness #SonnyRollins perform a few times.
He was probably the greatest saxophone improvisationalist.The #SaxophoneColossus died on Monday at the ripe old age of 93.
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We were so lucky to have been able to witness #SonnyRollins perform a few times.
He was probably the greatest saxophone improvisationalist.The #SaxophoneColossus died on Monday at the ripe old age of 93.
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MIST0118/KALCHA-ALBUM-SONNY_ROLLINS-SAXOPHONE_COLOSSUS
Mistigram: a regretful reprint from our back stacks, rest in power to jazz titan #SonnyRollins, whose 1957 album #SaxophoneColossus was here celebrated in #ShiftJIS by @kalchano in the music-themed MIST0118 artpack collection eight years ago.
#Kalcha #MIST0118 #SaxophoneColossus #ShiftJIS #silhouette #SonnyRollins -
Mistodon: a regretful reprint from our back stacks, rest in power to jazz titan #SonnyRollins, whose 1957 album #SaxophoneColossus was here celebrated in #ShiftJIS by @kalchano in the music-themed MIST0118 artpack collection eight years ago.
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Mistodon: a regretful reprint from our back stacks, rest in power to jazz titan #SonnyRollins, whose 1957 album #SaxophoneColossus was here celebrated in #ShiftJIS by @kalchano in the music-themed MIST0118 artpack collection eight years ago.
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Mistodon: a regretful reprint from our back stacks, rest in power to jazz titan #SonnyRollins, whose 1957 album #SaxophoneColossus was here celebrated in #ShiftJIS by @kalchano in the music-themed MIST0118 artpack collection eight years ago.
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Mistodon: a regretful reprint from our back stacks, rest in power to jazz titan #SonnyRollins, whose 1957 album #SaxophoneColossus was here celebrated in #ShiftJIS by @kalchano in the music-themed MIST0118 artpack collection eight years ago.
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Sonny Rollins, the 'saxophone colossus,' has passed away at 95. His 60‑year legacy of innovation and heartfelt jazz will be remembered by generations. Rest in harmony.
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Farewell, Sonny Rollins. One of the last giants to roam among us. Requiescat in pace.
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Farewell, Sonny Rollins. One of the last giants to roam among us. Requiescat in pace.
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Farewell, Sonny Rollins. One of the last giants to roam among us. Requiescat in pace.
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Farewell, Sonny Rollins. One of the last giants to roam among us. Requiescat in pace.
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I’m not supposed to be playing, the music is supposed to be playing me.
#Jazz #SaxophoneColossus #HardBop
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I’m not supposed to be playing, the music is supposed to be playing me.
#Jazz #SaxophoneColossus #HardBop
#Music #Socialmedia -
I’m not supposed to be playing, the music is supposed to be playing me.
#SaxophoneColossus #HardBop
#Music #Socialmedia -
I’m not supposed to be playing, the music is supposed to be playing me.
#Jazz #SaxophoneColossus #HardBop
#Music #Socialmedia -
It is so fitting that the Sonny Rollins Biography by Aidan Levy is called Saxophone Colossus AND has almost 800 pages.
#jazz #saxophone #biography #SonnyRollins #SaxophoneColossus
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It is so fitting that the Sonny Rollins Biography by Aidan Levy is called Saxophone Colossus AND has almost 800 pages.
#jazz #saxophone #biography #SonnyRollins #SaxophoneColossus
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#NowListening to #jazz courtesy of #SonnyRollins, #WayOutWest. I love the #Prestige and #Contemporary stuff. For me, West is second only to #SaxophoneColossus: melodic, varied, great musicianship, & proper bite to it. In particular, I love the playing of #RayBrown here.
This 1988 #OJC pressing (I’m assuming it’s #AAA) sounds well rounded with the tone of the saxophone very natural & dynamic. My copy is clean, but there is a dramatic edgewarp on side A.
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#NowListening to #jazz courtesy of #SonnyRollins, #WayOutWest. I love the #Prestige and #Contemporary stuff. For me, West is second only to #SaxophoneColossus: melodic, varied, great musicianship, & proper bite to it. In particular, I love the playing of #RayBrown here.
This 1988 #OJC pressing (I’m assuming it’s #AAA) sounds well rounded with the tone of the saxophone very natural & dynamic. My copy is clean, but there is a dramatic edgewarp on side A.
