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- Creator
- Rollins, Sonny
- Call number
- Sc MIRS Rollins 2017; Sc MG 898
- Preferred Citation
- Sonny Rollins audio and moving image collection, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division
- Access to materials
- Appointment preferred: Request an in-person research appointment.
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7th, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Harlem born and raised, Rollins is considered among the players to have defined the instrument through his prolific practicing, performing and recording over a career that spans sixty decades and more than eighty albums. Created and collected by Sonny Rollins, the 2475 item audio and moving collection includes interviews, profiles, live performances, practice sessions and studio recordings. The holdings are available in the Moving Image and Recorded Sound (MIRS) Division.
Key terms
Names
- Rollins, Sonny (performer)
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division
Subjects
- African American musicians
- African Americans -- Music
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Jazz
- Jazz musicians
- Music -- United States -- 20th century
- Music -- United States -- 21st century
- Music trade
- Saxophone music (Jazz)
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Third Floor