Sonny Rollins: Saxaphone Colossus

Though this is primarily a performance documentary, it brilliantly captures one of the great saxophonists of jazz - and probably its most revered living improviser - during one of his most intensely creative period. The film focuses on two startling performances...Rollins' quintet in concert at a rock quarry concert site near his home in upstate New York...and the world premiere of his 'Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra' in Japan. His music is always revealing; so is this loving tribute"