This tenor player hit a rough spot in his career in the 1950’s. He went out onto the Brooklyn Bridge every night for a year playing his sax. Somehow he got out of his funk and revived his career. He was famous for wearing a Mohawk hairdo for several years.
- Lester Young
- Sideny Bechet
- Paul Desmond
- Sonny Rollins
Answer
The correct answer is D) Sonny Rollins.
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