Saxophone Colossus

1986

Action

2
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 43 43

jazz musician jazz singer or musician

Plot summary

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.

Director

Robert Mugge Photo
Robert Mugge

Top cast

Sonny Rollins Photo
Sonny Rollins as Self
Gary Giddins Photo
Gary Giddins as Self
Ira Gitler Photo
Ira Gitler as Self
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB
924.92 MB
1280*926
English 2.0
NR
us  
24 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 2
1.68 GB
1492*1080
English 2.0
NR
us  
24 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by macduff50

A colossus of jazz, bestriding the world

This movie isn't a filmed rendition of Rollins' classic album, but rather a documentary that delves into the man and his work, and features as its centerpiece a 1986 performance of his "Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra," a stunning work, which as far as I know, is currently available nowhere else. Directed by Robert Mugge, who's known for his insightful music documentaries (on blues, on Robert Johnson, Hawaiian music, zydeco and bluegrass), this is a classic work that allows the man to explain himself, and has inserts from critics that help you to gain a greater insight into what you're seeing on the screen. Impressive, and (dare I say it) educational. We get good a fully rounded portrait of one of jazz's greatest players ever, a man who pursued spirit as much as he pursued music.
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Reviewed by echurch 5 / 10

Not a concert of Saxophone Colossus!

I rented this expecting a live concert featuring some or most of the songs from Sonny's classic album of the same name. It is instead a 1986 mixed bag of stuff simply borrowing on the title.

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