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Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990)

Overview

DocumentaryMusic

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

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documentarymusic documentaryjazz music
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Director

Harrison Engle

ReleasedJun 26, 1990
Runtime58m
StatusReleased
Gannett/Anacapa
Lucille Ostrow Production

Top Cast

Benny Carter

Benny Carter

Self

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Self - Narrator

Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

Self (archive footage)

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

Ella Mae Morse

Ella Mae Morse

Self (archive footage)

André Previn

André Previn

Self

David Sanborn

David Sanborn

Self

Clark Terry

Clark Terry

Self

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