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Sonny Rollins

  • FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2010 photo, jazz great Sonny Rollins performs during a concert in Tokyo. Rollins was a triple winner Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at the annual Jazz Awards, garnering musician of the year honors for the second straight year. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, File)
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    Rapp on Jazz: Sonny Rollins
    Tenor saxophonist Walter Theodore Rollins, better known as Sonny Rollins, was born in New York City on September 7, 1930. After discovering Fats Waller and Louis Armstrong, he started playing the alto saxophone.