Who Is Sonny Rollins?

Who Is Sonny Rollins? (1968)

January 1st, 19680h 28min

Documentary, Music
60%

Overview

Portrait of the jazz great during his self-enforced exile from his audience as protest against the war in Vietnam. Filmed playing with students in Harlem, in the countryside, and on the Williamsburg Bridge, Rollins' melodic sense throughout the film is as probing as soulful as ever.


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