Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990)

9.0 58 min Movie
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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Cast

Benny Carter Benny Carter Self
Burt Lancaster Burt Lancaster Self - Narrator
Nat King Cole Nat King Cole Self (archive footage)
Leonard Feather Leonard Feather Self
Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Self
Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie Self
Billie Holiday Billie Holiday Self (archive footage)
Lena Horne Lena Horne Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones Quincy Jones Self
Stanley Jordan Stanley Jordan Self
Ella Mae Morse Ella Mae Morse Self (archive footage)
André Previn André Previn Self

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