Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award® winner Sonny Rollins is a jazz giant. Celebrated filmmaker Robert Mugge captures the artist in performance and in repose, speaking candidly about his life, creative process, spirituality, and music.
“A fascinating musician at his best. Superb”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award® winner Sonny Rollins is a jazz giant. Celebrated filmmaker Robert Mugge captures the artist in performance and in repose, speaking candidly about his life, creative process, spirituality, and music. Essential viewing for anyone interested in Rollins or in jazz, America’s greatest original art form. “A fascinating musician at his best. Superb”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Approx. 101 min. on 1 DVD.
"Revelatory and engrossing"—The Boston Globe
"A fascinating musician at his best. Superb."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"An extraordinary slice of reality to capture on film."—The Wall Street Journal
"Brilliantly captures on of the great saxophonists in jazz"—The Washington Post
"An electrifying record of an artist at work"—Variety
"Great work by director Robert Mugge."—IGN Digigods blog
"This tuneful documentary reinforces Rollins' place in the pantheon."—Democrat & Chronicle
"Quite moving"—The Star Ledger
"Mugge has made a documentary for the ages"—DVD Corner
"A fascinating musician at his best. Superb."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"An extraordinary slice of reality to capture on film."—The Wall Street Journal
"Brilliantly captures on of the great saxophonists in jazz"—The Washington Post
"An electrifying record of an artist at work"—Variety
"Great work by director Robert Mugge."—IGN Digigods blog
"This tuneful documentary reinforces Rollins' place in the pantheon."—Democrat & Chronicle
"Quite moving"—The Star Ledger
"Mugge has made a documentary for the ages"—DVD Corner
Grammy Award Winner for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, Song: Why Was I Born? (2005)
Grammy Award Winner for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Individual or Group, Album: This Is What I Do (2001)
Mr. Rollins is the recipient of numerous Billboard Album Awards
Grammy Award Winner for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Individual or Group, Album: This Is What I Do (2001)
Mr. Rollins is the recipient of numerous Billboard Album Awards
