contemporaries
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Rollins survived virtually all of his contemporaries from the 1950s and ’60s, the period in which the fundamental elements of the contemporary jazz that followed for the next half-century were established.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Rollins had never been perceived to be the single most influential or glamorous artist of his generation but, as he gradually outlived all of his most accomplished contemporaries, his genius came into even sharper relief.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Posen says that George and his contemporaries are not “failed generals” who would otherwise be fired and replaced during wartime.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
The apparent lack of interest in Terry as a manager is in stark contrast to some of his contemporaries from England's much-lauded 'golden generation'.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
In Tannhauser, Lohengrin and The Mastersingers of Nuremberg he reworked ancient legend-fables so that his contemporaries would be uplifted by the chivalric pride inherent in the tales.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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