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Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Harrison Engle

1990 • 58m

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 FI...

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Cast

Benny Carter

Benny CarterSelf

Burt Lancaster

Burt LancasterSelf - Narrator

Nat King Cole

Nat King ColeSelf (archive footage)

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 JordanSelf

Ella Mae Morse

Ella Mae MorseSelf (archive footage)

André Previn

André PrevinSelf

David Sanborn

David SanbornSelf

Clark Terry

Clark TerrySelf

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