Saxophone Colossus
Saxophone Colossus

Saxophone Colossus

8.0(2 votes)
1998
1h 41m
Music
Documentary

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.

Cast

Sonny Rollins

Sonny Rollins

Self

Gary Giddins

Gary Giddins

Self

Ira Gitler

Ira Gitler

Self

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