Sonny Rollins Beyond the Notes

Sonny Rollins Beyond the Notes

7.4 / 10 | 1h 18m | United Kingdom

2014 | Documentary | Biography | History

In 1948 Sonny Rollins left high school and went on to make his first album as a saxophonist. In 1959, he had the jazz world at his feet and he quit the scene. In 2010, the greatest living saxophone player put on an exhilarating production to mark his 80th birthday at the Beacon Theater with some of the world's most extraordinary musicians, including Ornette Coleman, Roy Haynes and Jim Hall. Sonny Rollins Beyond the Notes uses his 80th birthday concert to look into the man and his music.

Cast List (14)

Dick Fontaine

Sonny Rollins

Stanley Crouch

Jim Hall

Roy Haynes

Soweto Kinch

Russell Malone

Christian McBride

Christian McBride

Courtney Pine

Bob Cranshaw

Sammy Figueroa

Kobie Watkins

Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman

Roy Hargrove

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