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Saxophone Colossus

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Saxophone Colossus

8.0

1h 41m

1998

Synopsis

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.

Director

Robert Mugge

MusicDocumentary

jazzmusicianjazz singer or musician

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Sonny Rollins

Sonny Rollins

as Self

Gary Giddins

as Self

Ira Gitler

as Self

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