CinemaOSMovie · 1990 · 0h 58m

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

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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

Directed byHarrison Engle

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
EN
Released
June 26, 1990
Studios
Gannett/AnacapaLucille Ostrow Production

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Benny Carter

Benny Carter

Self

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Self - Narrator

Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

Self (archive footage)

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

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Harrison Engle
Written by
Theodore Strauss
Produced by
Harrison Engle

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