Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Movie 1990-06-26 58m Documentary Music
★ 9.0 / 10 · 1 votes

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

Status
Released
Studios
Gannett/Anacapa, Lucille Ostrow Production
Language
English
Director
Harrison Engle
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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