Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is the saxophone colossus. Born September 7, 1930, Rollins is fully and firmly engaged to his music and the business of music today. In the midst of a spate of honors, including a Grammy win for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, as well as top awards (Artist of the Year and Tenor Saxophonist) from the Jazz Journalists Association and in the Down Beat Critics Poll, Rollins released his first new studio recording in five years on his own Doxy label, in 2006.