Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

9.0
1990
0h 58m
Released
DocumentaryMusic

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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Director: Harrison Engle

Cast: Benny Carter, Burt Lancaster, Nat King Cole, Leonard Feather, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne

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