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

Cast

Benny Carter

Self

Burt Lancaster

Self - Narrator

Nat King Cole

Self (archive footage)

Leonard Feather

Self

Ella Fitzgerald

Self

Dizzy Gillespie

Self

Billie Holiday

Self (archive footage)

Lena Horne

Self (archive footage)

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Cast

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