poster

Saxophone Colossus

Music | Documentary

8.0

Release Date

January 1, 1998

Duration

101 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in jazz history, and still, today, he is viewed as the greatest living jazz improviser. In 1986, filmmaker Robert Mugge produced Saxophone Colossus, a feature-length portrait of Rollins, named after one of his most celebrated albums.

Casts

Sonny Rollins

Self

Sonny Rollins

Gary Giddins

Self

Gary Giddins

Ira Gitler

Self

Ira Gitler

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