Saxophone Colossus
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Saxophone Colossus - Saxophone Colossus is one of Sonny Rollins' most acclaimed albums. Recorded and released in 1956, it is widely considered the masterpiece of his mid-1950s series of recordings for Prestige.
Alto saxophone - The alto saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a family of woodwind instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. The alto is the third smallest of the saxophone family, which consists of over eight sizes of saxophone (see saxophone).
Sopranino saxophone - The sopranino saxophone is one of the smallest members of the saxophone family. A sopranino saxophone is tuned in the key of E-flat, and sounds an octave above the alto saxophone.
Mezzo-soprano saxophone - The mezzo-soprano saxophone, also sometimes called the F alto saxophone, is an instrument in the saxophone family. It is in the key of F, pitched a whole step above the alto saxophone.
Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus - Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus Report on a press conference by jazz critic and historian Mike Zwerin.
