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Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

9.0/10 1990 58m Released
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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

Director: Harrison Engle
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Top 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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