Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs — Plot

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

• Release date
• June 26, 1990
• Runtime
• 58 min
• Genres
• Documentary, Music
• Director
• Harrison Engle

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs — Cast

Benny Carter Self Burt Lancaster Self - Narrator Nat King Cole Self (archive footage)

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Leonard Feather Self Ella Fitzgerald Self Dizzy Gillespie Self Billie Holiday Self (archive footage) Lena Horne Self (archive footage)