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Sonny Rollins passed away at 95

FRANCE 24's François Picard welcomes Reggie Washington, American jazz bassist and founding member of the Black Lives collective. Sonny Rollins, one of Jazz's greats, has passed away at age 95. Often called the Saxophone Colossus after his ground breaking 1965 album, Rollins left a lasting mark on j...

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France24 AmericasNews report · May 26, 5:56 PM

Sonny Rollins passed away at 95

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FRANCE 24's François Picard welcomes Reggie Washington, American jazz bassist and founding member of the Black Lives collective. Sonny Rollins, one of Jazz's greats, has passed away at age...

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Vanity FairNews report · May 26, 4:18 PM

Sonny Rollins on Steve Schapiro’s Unseen Photos of Jazz Giants

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In an homage, written months before his death at 95, the jazz legend recounts a magical era in Manhattan’s 1960s music scene.

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