Film·1990·58m

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

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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

Directed by Harrison Engle

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Cast

12 credited

Benny Carter
Benny CarterSelf
Burt Lancaster
Burt LancasterSelf - Narrator
Nat King Cole
Nat King ColeSelf (archive footage)
Leonard Feather
Leonard FeatherSelf
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella FitzgeraldSelf
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy GillespieSelf
Billie Holiday
Billie HolidaySelf (archive footage)
Lena Horne
Lena HorneSelf (archive footage)
Quincy Jones
Quincy JonesSelf
Stanley Jordan
Stanley JordanSelf
Ella Mae Morse
Ella Mae MorseSelf (archive footage)
André Previn
André PrevinSelf

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