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Saxophone Colossus

7.7 / 10 7.7 1986 1h 41m
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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.

Directed by Robert Mugge

VISUAL NOTES

Stills from Saxophone Colossus

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CAST

The people behind the story

Sonny Rollins
Sonny RollinsSelf
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Gary GiddinsSelf
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Ira GitlerSelf
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Clifton Anderson
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Mark Soskin
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Bob Cranshaw
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Marvin "Smitty" Smith
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