Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
(1990)
June 26, 1990• 0h 58m
90%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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
Harrison Engle
Director
Top Billed Cast
BC
Benny Carter
Self
BL
Burt Lancaster
Self - Narrator
NKC
Nat King Cole
Self (archive footage)
LF
Leonard Feather
Self
EF
Ella Fitzgerald
Self
DG
Dizzy Gillespie
Self
BH
Billie Holiday
Self (archive footage)
LH
Lena Horne
Self (archive footage)
QJ
Quincy Jones
Self
SJ
Stanley Jordan
Self
