Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American former jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards. Rollins has been called "the greatest living improviser". More about Sonny Rollins
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Rollins was born in New York City to parents from the Virgin Islands. The youngest of three siblings, he grew up in central Harlem and on Sugar Hill, receiving his first alto saxophone at the age of seven or eight. He attended Edward W. Stitt Junior High School and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in East Harlem. Rollins started as a pianist, changed to alto saxophone, and finally switched to tenor in 1946. During his high school years, he played in a band with other future jazz legends Jackie McLean, Kenny Drew, and Art Taylor.In total, we tracked 74 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Sonny Rollins (SONNY ROLLINS Signed JAZZ Autograph More From Vanguard Album Record LP JSA Aut) was sold in March 2021 for $299.99 while the cheapest item (Sonny Rollins Jazz Tenor Saxophone Legend autographed photo signed The Bridge) found a new owner for $1.00 in June 2015. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2016 with an average selling price of $44.39 for an autographed item of Sonny Rollins. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2021 with $299.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.16 was March 2019. In average, an autographed item from Sonny Rollins is worth $38.86.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Sonny Rollins were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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Autograph by jazz great Sonny Rollins | $39.00 | ||
SIGNED PHOTO SONNY ROLLINS-JAZZ ICON--GREATEST LIVING JAZZ IMPROVISER -COA | $45.00 | ||
Sonny Rollins - Jazz saxophonist - Outstanding original signed sketch - COA | $199.99 | ||
Sonny Rollins Jazz Musician Signed 8x10 Glossy Promo Photo JSA Authenticated | $124.99 | ||
Sonny Rollins Jazz Saxophonist St Thomas Airegin Oleo Signed Autograph Photo | $59.99 | ||
SONNY ROLLINS original AUTOGRAPH 8x10 signed photo (hand signed) | $39.00 | ||
Sonny Rollins Signed 8X10 Photo Jazz Tenor Saxophonist Legend | $30.00 | ||
Sonny Rollins signed autographed by ALL Shelly Manne Ray Brown promo LP | $199.99 | ||
Sonny Rollins Signed Autographed Real Life Record Album LP | $16.34 | ||
SONNY ROLLINS Signed JAZZ Autograph More From Vanguard Album Record LP JSA Aut | $299.99 |
Five Minutes That Will Make You Love 21st-Century Jazz (02/01/23): We’ve done a lot of listening back. So where is jazz today? Writers and musicians including Sonny Rollins, Melanie Charles and Terri Lyne Carrington share their favorites from this millennium.