Movie

Saxophone Colossus

★ 7.7/10 · 3 votes 1986 1h 41m Released

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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 Self G Gary Giddins Self I Ira Gitler Self C Clifton Anderson M Mark Soskin B Bob Cranshaw