Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95
One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was an genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltrane and others
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Sonny Rollins, one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of all time, has died aged 95.
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His publicist Terri Hinte also confirmed the news.
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