Saxophone Colossus

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Music,

Documentary

Duration:

101 minutes

Year:

1998

Director:

Robert Mugge

Cast:
Sonny Rollins

Self

Gary Giddins

Self

Ira Gitler

Self

Crew:
Robert Mugge

Director

Sonny Rollins

Original Music Composer

Larry McConkey

Director of Photography