Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95

No cause of death was given, but the saxophonist reportedly suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and other respiratory problems in recent years, forcing him into retirement more than a decade ago.

Rollins’ marathon, hard-blowing solos earned him a reputation as the greatest jazz saxophone improviser

Sonny Rollins, whose forceful and imaginative approach to the tenor saxophone made him one of the dominant jazz musicians of the post-World War II era, died at his home in Woodstock, N.Y., on Monday.

His death was announced on his website on Monday, “with deep sorrow and profound love”.