Sonny Rollins, the jazz legend dubbed the Saxophone Colossus who redefined the language of the genre with his inimitable improvisational skills, died on Monday at his home in Woodstock, NY. He was 95.

Tutored by Thelonious Monk, the Harlem native came of age with bebop and created a succession of improvisational masterpieces that made him one of history’s most influential musicians. By Roy Trakin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sonny Rollins, the powerful and personal jazz tenor saxophonist whose improvisational sessions became legend and his compositions ...