Watch Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990) Official Trailer
9 / 10 IMDb June 26, 1990 0h 58m
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
Runtime
0h 58m
Release Date
June 26, 1990
Genre
Documentary, Music
Status
Released
Languages
English
Writers
Producers
Cast
Benny Carter
as Self
Burt Lancaster
as Self - Narrator
Nat King Cole
as Self (archive footage)
No photo
Leonard Feather
as Self
Ella Fitzgerald
as Self
Dizzy Gillespie
as Self
Billie Holiday
as Self (archive footage)
Lena Horne
as Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones
as Self
No photo
Stanley Jordan
as Self
Ella Mae Morse
as Self (archive footage)
André Previn
as Self
David Sanborn
as Self
Clark Terry
as Self
Production Companies
Gannett/Anacapa
Lucille Ostrow Production
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