Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

1990 ★ 9.0 58 min IMDb English Harrison Engle

Overview

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

Documentary Music

Top Cast

Benny Carter

Benny Carter

Self
Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Self - Narrator
Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

Self (archive footage)
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Leonard Feather

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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

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Stanley Jordan

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Ella Mae Morse

Ella Mae Morse

Self (archive footage)
André Previn

André Previn

Self

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