Saxophone Colossus

About Saxophone Colossus

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.

Saxophone Colossus is a 1986 documentary music film directed by Robert Mugge. It runs 101 minutes and was released in November 1986.

Its themes are musician, jazz, and jazz singer or musician.

Sonny Rollins appears as Self, Gary Giddins as Self, and Ira Gitler as Self. In the United States it streams on Cineverse Amazon Channel, DocuramaFilms Amazon Channel, and Eternal Family.

Soul, They Shot the Piano Player, and Whiplash make useful companions to Saxophone Colossus.