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'Saxophone Colossus' Sonny Rollins dies at 95

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 213 words · By Video by Tanishk Saha
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260526-saxophone-colossus-sonny-rollins-dies…

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Claim 1: “'Saxophone Colossus' Sonny Rollins dies at 95”
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The claim that Sonny Rollins died at age 95 is corroborated by five independent high-authority news organizations (EuroNews, BBC News, Flipboard, The Guardian, and France24).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article presents the discography of the jazz saxophonist and band leader Sonny Rollins.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Rollins_discography
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (September 7, 1930 – May 25, 2026) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a sev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Rollins
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins (PRLP 187) is a 1954 10 inch LP album by Miles Davis, released by Prestige Records. The four tracks on this LP, along with a second take of "But Not For Me", were recor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis_with_Sonny_Rollins
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Claim 2: “Sonny Rollins, the fiercely inventive tenor saxophonist whose decades-spanning career helped define modern jazz and earned him the nickname "Saxophone Colossus," died Monday at his home in upstate New York.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm Sonny Rollins died at age 95 at his home in Woodstock, New York. The official Facebook page and a spokesperson cited by the Associated Press provide specific details regarding the location (upstate New York/Woodstock) and the timing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kenny Burrell in New York is a live album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded at the Village Vanguard in late 1978 and released on the Muse label. The album was rereleased on CD along with Kenny Burre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Village Gate was a nightclub at the corner of Thompson and Bleecker Streets in Greenwich Village, New York. Art D'Lugoff opened the club in 1958, on the ground floor and basement of 160 Bleecker S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Village Vanguard is a jazz club at Seventh Avenue South in Greenwich Village, New York City. The club was opened on February 22, 1935, by Max Gordon. Originally, the club presented folk music and …
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