{"id":1955219,"date":"2026-05-26T07:18:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1955219"},"modified":"2026-05-26T07:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:18:35","slug":"so-long-saxophone-colossus-jazz-legend-sonny-rollins-dies-aged-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1955219","title":{"rendered":"So long, \u2018Saxophone Colossus\u2019: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/23\/17\/1200x675_cmsv2_9a1d62f5-5c2c-584a-94f6-dfc847c86d7d-9772317.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2896547-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896547\" data-cid=\"9772103\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896547-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img 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id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              So long \u2018Saxophone Colossus\u2019: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Jean-Philippe Liabot<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Jean-Philippe Liabot\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspDavid Mouriquand\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1779779915\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-05-26 09:18:35 +02:00\">26\/05\/2026 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u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        A true legend of the jazz world, Sonny Rollins recorded classics including &#8216;Saxophone Colossus&#8217; and &#8216;The Bridge&#8217;. Presenting him with the National Medal of Arts in 2010, Barack Obama said Rollins had inspired him \u201cto take risks that I might not otherwise have taken\u201d.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--culture js-article-content\">\n<p>Hugely influential American jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the &#8220;saxophone colossus&#8221;, has died aged 95. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The tenor saxophonist died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist Terri Hinte, who called him &#8220;one of the most honored and influential figures in American music of the 20th century and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No cause of death was given, but the saxophonist reportedly suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and other respiratory problems in recent years. He retired from touring in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>A 2009 quote of his accompanied the announcement of his death: &#8220;I think when the creative person ends, he continues in the next existence. I&#8217;m a person who believes this life isn&#8217;t the be-all and end-all of everything. A spiritual person doesn&#8217;t feel like that.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6645\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/23\/17\/808x539_cmsv2_21bc6ba2-7cdd-5da6-b072-4f235f10673f-9772317.jpg\" alt=\"Sonny Rollins at Jazz a Vienne - 2011\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Sonny Rollins at Jazz a Vienne &#8211; 2011<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Jean-Philippe Liabot<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Born Theodore Walter Rollins in Harlem on 7 September 1930, Rollins was among the last surviving stars of the bebop era and was celebrated for his saxophone improvisions and experimentation. <\/p>\n<p>Over the course of six decades in the music industry, he worked with jazz greats like Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey. <\/p>\n<p>He released more than 60 albums as a band leader, including arguably his best-known records \u2018Saxophone Colossus\u2019 (1957) and \u2018The Bridge\u2019 (1962). Other albums now regarded as jazz classics include &#8216;Way Out West&#8217; (1957), &#8216;A Night at the Village Vanguard&#8217; (1958) and &#8216;Freedom Suite&#8217; (1958). <\/p>\n<p>In 2017, &#8216;Saxophone Colossus\u2019 was inducted into the US Library of Congress\u2019s National Recording Registry. The institution described it as \u201cone of the defining albums of Rollins\u2019 career,\u201d praising the \u201cpower, grace and humour\u201d of his solos. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6645\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/23\/17\/808x539_cmsv2_72134339-d9dc-53f3-b91a-4c8e12933e04-9772317.jpg\" alt=\"Sonny Rollins at Jazz a Vienne - 2011\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Sonny Rollins at Jazz a Vienne &#8211; 2011<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Jean-Philippe Liabot<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rollins always referred to himself as \u201ca work in progress,\u201d saying he wasn\u2019t one of those artists who settled into one way of playing. He constantly experimented with his sound, going on to embrace funk and R&amp;B influences. <\/p>\n<p>He composed the score for the 1966 British film <em>Alfie<\/em> starring Michael Caine, and many rock fans will know him for his 1981 contribution to the Rolling Stones album &#8216;Tattoo You&#8217; &#8211; featuring Rollins on the ballad &#8216;Waiting on a Friend&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.75\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/23\/17\/808x608_cmsv2_64ea1176-3492-5fd4-ba5c-406c39ef2720-9772317.jpg\" alt=\"Sonny Rollins - live 2008\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Sonny Rollins &#8211; live 2008<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Jean-Philippe Liabot<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>His 2001 album &#8216;This is What I Do&#8217; earned him a Grammy award for best jazz instrumental album. He won again in 2006 for best jazz instrumental solo for &#8216;Why Was I Born?&#8217; &#8211; a track from the album &#8216;Without a Song: The 9\/11 Concert&#8217;, a live recording from a performance in Boston just four days after the Sept. 11 attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins, who had been evacuated from his apartment a few blocks from ground zero, had gone ahead with the concert after his wife and manager, Lucille, asked him to do so. She died in 2004.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.5048908954100828\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/23\/17\/808x1224_cmsv2_682e10a1-29e1-508d-9a3a-2415c89c4dc4-9772317.jpg\" alt=\"Sonny Rollins - 2011\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Sonny Rollins &#8211; 2011<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Jean-Philippe Liabot<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the course of his career, Rollins received numerous awards, including the National Medal of Arts in 2010 and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2011. <\/p>\n<p>Presenting the National Medal of Arts, Barack Obama said Rollins had inspired him \u201cto take risks that I might not otherwise have taken\u201d. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.75\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/23\/17\/808x608_cmsv2_85aee95a-d3dd-5860-b9ce-1bc3fc0f9c8e-9772317.jpg\" alt=\"Sonny Rollins\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Sonny Rollins<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Jean-Philippe Liabot<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rollins is survived by his nephew Clifton Anderson and nieces Vallyn Anderson and Gabrielle DeGroat. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lxzuvS29lR8\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RIP Sonny Rollins 1930 &#8211; 2026. 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He retired from touring in 2012.A 2009 quote of his accompanied the announcement of his death: &#8220;I think when the creative person ends, he continues in the next existence. I&#8217;m a person who believes this life isn&#8217;t the be-all and end-all of everything. A spiritual person doesn&#8217;t feel like that.&#8221;\u00a0Born Theodore Walter Rollins in Harlem on 7 September 1930, Rollins was among the last surviving stars of the bebop era and was celebrated for his saxophone improvisions and experimentation. \u00a0Over the course of six decades in the music industry, he worked with jazz greats like Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey.\u00a0He released more than 60 albums as a band leader, including arguably his best-known\u00a0records\u00a0\u2018Saxophone Colossus\u2019 (1957) and \u2018The Bridge\u2019 (1962). Other albums now regarded as jazz classics include &#8216;Way Out West&#8217; (1957),\u00a0&#8216;A Night at the Village Vanguard&#8217; (1958) and\u00a0&#8216;Freedom Suite&#8217; (1958).\u00a0In 2017,\u00a0&#8216;Saxophone Colossus\u2019\u00a0was inducted into the US Library of Congress\u2019s National Recording Registry. The institution described it as \u201cone of the defining albums of Rollins\u2019 career,\u201d praising the \u201cpower, grace and humour\u201d of his solos.\u00a0Rollins always referred to himself as \u201ca work in progress,\u201d saying he wasn\u2019t one of those artists who settled into one way of playing. He constantly experimented with his sound, going on to embrace funk and R&amp;B influences.He composed the score for the 1966 British film\u00a0Alfie\u00a0starring Michael Caine, and many rock fans will know him for his 1981 contribution to the Rolling Stones album\u00a0&#8216;Tattoo You&#8217; &#8211; featuring Rollins on the ballad &#8216;Waiting on a Friend&#8217;.His 2001 album &#8216;This is What I Do&#8217; earned him a Grammy award for best jazz instrumental album. He won again in 2006 for best jazz instrumental solo for &#8216;Why Was I Born?&#8217; &#8211; a track from the album &#8216;Without a Song: The 9\/11 Concert&#8217;, a live recording from a performance in Boston just four days after the Sept. 11 attacks.Rollins, who had been evacuated from his apartment a few blocks from ground zero, had gone ahead with the concert after his wife and manager, Lucille, asked him to do so. 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