Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990 · Harrison Engle · 58 min
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
Benny CarterSelf
Burt LancasterSelf - Narrator
Nat King ColeSelf (archive footage)Leonard FeatherSelf
Ella FitzgeraldSelf
Dizzy GillespieSelf
Billie HolidaySelf (archive footage)
Lena HorneSelf (archive footage)
Quincy JonesSelfStanley JordanSelf
Ella Mae MorseSelf (archive footage)André PrevinSelf
David SanbornSelf
Clark TerrySelf
