Saxophone Colossus

  • Rated 7.7 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1986
  • 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.

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Director
Robert Mugge
Starring
Sonny Rollins, Gary Giddins, Ira Gitler, Clifton Anderson

Cast

  • Sonny Rollins

    Sonny Rollins

    Self

  • Gary Giddins

    Self

  • Ira Gitler

    Self

  • Clifton Anderson

  • Mark Soskin

  • Bob Cranshaw

  • Marvin "Smitty" Smith

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