Sonny Rollins is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, celebrated as one of the most influential figures in jazz history. Over his remarkable seven-decade career, he released more than sixty albums as a leader and created classic compositions like St. Thomas, Oleo, Doxy, and Airegin, which have become jazz standards. Renowned for his improvisational brilliance, Rollins retired from public performance in 2014 due to health reasons.