Saxophone Colossus (1986)

Music · Documentary

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.

Cast

• Sonny Rollins as Self
• Gary Giddins as Self
• Ira Gitler as Self
• Clifton Anderson
• Mark Soskin
• Bob Cranshaw
• Marvin "Smitty" Smith

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