Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
June 26, 1990 0h 58m
★ 9.0 (1 votes)
DocumentaryMusic
Overview
Burt Lancaster narrates this overview of the incredible career of jazz saxophonist Benny Carter, one of the chief architects of the Big Band sound. COMMENTARY BY QUINCY JONES, DIZZY GILLESPIE, ELLA FITZGERALD, LENA HORNE AND MORE
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Top Cast
Benny Carter
Self
Burt Lancaster
Self - Narrator
Nat King Cole
Self (archive footage)
Leonard Feather
Self
Ella Fitzgerald
Self
Dizzy Gillespie
Self
Billie Holiday
Self (archive footage)
Lena Horne
Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones
Self
Stanley Jordan
Self
Ella Mae Morse
Self (archive footage)
André Previn
Self
David Sanborn
Self
Clark Terry
Self
Status: Released
Production Companies: Gannett/Anacapa, Lucille Ostrow Production
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