Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
June 26, 1990
58 min
✓ Released 13253 days ago
Documentary
Music
9.0
User Score
1 votes
About
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
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Harrison Engle
Runtime: 58 min
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)
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