Saxophone Colossus
1998
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
Self
Gary Giddins
Self
Ira Gitler
Self
Directors
Robert Mugge
