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Nov 13, 1986
101 min
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Saxophone Colossus (1986)

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.

Category

Music Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Mug Shot Productions

Sonny Rollins

Self

Gary Giddins

Self

Ira Gitler

Self

Clifton Anderson

Mark Soskin

Bob Cranshaw

Marvin "Smitty" Smith

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