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

Actors

Benny Carter
Benny Carter
Self
Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Self - Narrator
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Self (archive footage)
Leonard Feather
Self
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Self
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
Self
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Self (archive footage)
Lena Horne
Lena Horne
Self (archive footage)

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