SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS
Directed by Robert Mugge
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
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Recommended for
- ✓people who enjoy learning through film
- ✓viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema
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- –those seeking nonstop action
- –those looking for narrative fiction
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