Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus

1986 • 100 minuten

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SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS is Robert Mugge's dazzling homage to Sonny Rollins, the greatest living jazz improviser. - Robert Mugge's SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS looks at tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins, among the greatest artists in jazz history. Named after one of Rollins' best-known albums, the 1986 film documents an ensemble performance in upstate New York and the world premiere of his Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra in Japan. Interviewed are Sonny and Lucille Rollins and three top jazz critics.