Saxophone Colossus (1998)
• January 1st, 1998 • 1h 41min
Music, Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Amadeus
Released on: 1984-09-19
History, Music, Drama
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...
Valentina Lisitsa: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Released on: 2012-08-07
Music, Family
This Royal Albert Hall Concert, presented now on DVD, was also available online through live streami...
The Blues Brothers
Released on: 1980-06-16
Music, Comedy, Action, Crime
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home whe...
The Nine
Released on: 2016-10-11
Documentary
There is nothing left of the American dream on the Nine--a solemn destination, a resting place for t...
Ella Fitzgerald Swings
Released on: 1965-11-25
Music
Presenting the world's greatest jazz singer accompanied by The Tommy Flanagan Trio.
Showgirls: Glitz & Angst
Released on: 2003-09-06
Documentary
No sick days. Mandatory diets. Boob jobs. Endless rehearsals. It's what showgirls do for love--and a...
Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam
Released on: 2008-01-16
Documentary
Gender Me is a road movie about Mansour’s voyage into the world of Islam. It is a personal odyssey t...
V. Silvestrov
Released on: 2022-09-29
Documentary
There is a rumor in the Kyiv musical community: once upon a time, in private conversation, Queen Eli...
Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens
Released on: 2017-01-19
Documentary
Featuring previously unissued photographs and video archives as well as interviews of his friends an...
Music In The Morgan Manner
Released on: 1936-06-16
Music
This is the full ten minute film from which the Russ Morgan "Meet The Bandleaders" segment was creat...
SEED: The Untold Story
Released on: 2016-09-23
Documentary
A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keep...
Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker
Released on: 2015-04-25
Documentary, Music
King of disco in the 70s with the band Chic, producer of Bowie, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Daft Punk, Pha...
Dont Look Back
Released on: 1967-05-17
Documentary, Music
In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is ...
Hidden Universe
Released on: 2013-06-29
Documentary
An extraordinary journey deep into space offering fresh insight into the origins and evolution of th...
Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
Released on: 2019-04-25
Documentary
Trixie charmed audiences and judges as winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. But the grind of perf...
Barkley 100
Released on: 2014-06-03
Documentary
This short documentary tells the story of one of the world’s most difficult and bizarre sporting eve...
Takanaka – Super Live 2022 - Saudade 40th Anniversary
Released on: 2023-07-26
Music
2022 marks 40 years since the release of the album “SAUDADE” (September 1982). With producer Narada ...
Top Ten Monks
Released on: 2010-12-22
Documentary
The Cistercian monks of Austria are holy men who rise at 4:30 a.m., pray for more than four hours a ...
Kyrie
Released on: 2023-10-13
Drama, Music
Luca lost her family in the Great East Japan Earthquake causing her not to be able to speak. However...