Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990)

Directed by Harrison Engle58mDocumentary,Music

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

Year
1990
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
26 June 1990
TMDB
9.0 (1)
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Benny Carter
Benny Carter
Self
Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Self - Narrator
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Self (archive footage)
L
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
S
Stanley Jordan
Self
Ella Mae Morse
Ella Mae Morse
Self (archive footage)
A
André Previn
Self
David Sanborn
David Sanborn
Self
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
Self

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