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Feature film — 1986

Saxophone Colossus (1986)

7.71h 41mMusic — Documentary

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.

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Director: Robert Mugge

On screen

Cast & crew

Sonny Rollins as Self

Sonny Rollins

Self

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Gary Giddins

Self

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Ira Gitler

Self

C

Clifton Anderson

M

Mark Soskin

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Bob Cranshaw

M

Marvin "Smitty" Smith

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