Saxophone colossus : featuring Sonny Rollins

Title
  1. Saxophone colossus : featuring Sonny Rollins / directed by Robert Mugge.
Published by
  1. Pottstown, PA : MVD Visual, [2017]

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Additional authors
  1. Rollins, Sonny
  2. Mugge, Robert, 1950-
  3. Sarmanto, Heikki, 1939-
  4. Smith, Marvin, 1961-
  5. Cranshaw, Bob
  6. Soskin, Mark
  7. Anderson, Clifton
  8. Obana, Kiyomitsu.
  9. Yomiuri Nihon Kōkyō Gakudan.
  10. MVD Visual (Firm), film distributor, publisher.
  11. Mug-Shot Productions, production company.
  12. Sonny Rollins Quintet, performer.
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. A performance documentary featuring Sonny Rollins. Includes interviews, historical clips, and two performances. Rollins' quintet is featured near his home in upstate New York. A second performance includes the world premiere of the Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra in Japan, which was composed by Rollins and arranged and orchestrated by Heikki Sarmanto.
Alternative title
  1. Saxophone colossus featuring Sonny Rollins
Subject
  1. Concert films
  2. Jazz musicians > United States > Biography
  3. Saxophone music (Jazz)
  4. Biographical films
  5. Saxophonists > United States > Biography
  6. Nonfiction films
  7. Rollns, Sonny
  8. Jazz > 1981-1990
Genre/Form
  1. Biographical films.
  2. Concert films.
  3. Nonfiction films.
Contents
  1. G-man -- The bridge -- Tenor saxophone solo -- Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (Mvts. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7) -- Don't stop the carnival.
Call number
  1. Sc BLURAY-19
Note
  1. Special features: New 4K transfer of the 101-minute film, illustrated commentary by director Robert Mugge, digital audio of "G-man" and "Don't stop the carnival."
Credits (note)
  1. Screenwriter, Robert Mugge ; producer, Robert Mugge ; a Mug-Shot production in association with Channel Four, ASA Communications, Commonwealth Films, Yomiuri Shimbun, SonRol Music ; a film by Robert Mugge.
Event (note)
  1. Live at Harvey Fite's, Opus 40, Saugerties, NY, August 16, 1986.
System details (note)
  1. Blu-ray ; requires Blu-ray player.
Title
  1. Saxophone colossus : featuring Sonny Rollins / directed by Robert Mugge.
Publisher
  1. Pottstown, PA : MVD Visual, [2017]
Type of content
  1. two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
  1. video
Type of carrier
  1. videodisc
Digital file characteristics
  1. video file Blu-ray 1080p high definition region A
Credits
  1. Screenwriter, Robert Mugge ; producer, Robert Mugge ; a Mug-Shot production in association with Channel Four, ASA Communications, Commonwealth Films, Yomiuri Shimbun, SonRol Music ; a film by Robert Mugge.
Original version
  1. Originally issued as a Mug-Short Productions video in 1986.
Performer
  1. Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone ; Clifton Anderson, trombone ; Mark Soskin, piano ; Bob Cranshaw, bass ; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums ; Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra (Heikki Sarmanto, conductor ; Kiyomitsu Obana, concertmaster).
Performer
  1. Performers: The Sonny Rollins Quintet with Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Clifton Anderson (trombone), Mark Soskin (piano), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums) ; Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Heikki Sarmanto, conductor.
Event
  1. Live at Harvey Fite's, Opus 40, Saugerties, NY, August 16, 1986.
System details
  1. Blu-ray ; requires Blu-ray player.
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  1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound
Added author
  1. Rollins, Sonny, interviewee, performer.
  2. Mugge, Robert, 1950- film director, film producer, screenwriter.
  3. Sarmanto, Heikki, 1939- conductor.
  4. Smith, Marvin, 1961- performer.
  5. Cranshaw, Bob, performer.
  6. Soskin, Mark, performer.
  7. Anderson, Clifton, performer.
  8. Obana, Kiyomitsu.
  9. Yomiuri Nihon Kōkyō Gakudan.
  10. MVD Visual (Firm), film distributor, publisher.
  11. Mug-Shot Productions, production company.
  12. Sonny Rollins Quintet, performer.
Research call number
  1. Sc BLURAY-19
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