![]() It is unlikely anyone will pen anything about Rollins, and maybe any other jazz musician, that will be its equal.” - NYS Music “A wonderful detailed and insightful journey through the life of an incredible artist and thinker. Saxophone Colossus does what the best biographies do: Gives you enough information to pursue your own lines of inquiry.” - Point of Departure “A long book allows for a luxurious detail. “There’s no doubt that SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS will be a great resource for future jazz scholars.” - Nelson George Mixtape ![]() “Read it you must.a remarkable read.”- Marlbank “ exhaustive, definitive biography.”- Air Mail “An incredibly deep, well-researched and thoughtfully written biography.” “Aidan Levy’s indefatigable research and interviewing process has allowed him to fill SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS with a vast chorus of voices.” Rollins’s history together in poignant ways.”- Wall Street Journal “Levy paints a vivid picture…Throughout SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS he weds his extensive research to a feel for detail and narrative the book is certainly long, but it has too much great reporting to be dry.”- Los Angeles Times a brimming and organized compendium, something to keep returning to like Rollins’s records…” - New York Times **Jazz Journalists Association's Jazz Awards, Biography/Autobiography of the Year (2022)**
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