The soundtrack to the performance film
Saxophone Colossus features long
Sonny Rollins tenor solos on "G-Man" and "Don't Stop the Carnival" and a briefer one during "Kim." Joined by his usual quintet of the era (trombonist
Clifton Anderson, pianist
Mark Soskin, electric bassist
Bob Cranshaw and drummer
Marvin "Smitty" Smith),
Rollins is in good form, saying little that it is new but delivering passionate messages with his typical spirit; the video is worth getting too.
–
Scott Yanow, Rovi