Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990)


  • Genre: Documentary, Music
  • Release Date: 1990-06-26
  • User Rating: 9/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 58min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Gannett/Anacapa
  • Director: Harrison Engle
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Summary

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

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  • Benny Carter

    as Self

  • Burt Lancaster

    as Self - Narrator

  • Nat King Cole

    as Self (archive footage)

  • 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

  • Stanley Jordan

    as Self

  • Ella Mae Morse

    as Self (archive footage)

  • André Previn

    as Self

  • David Sanborn

    as Self

  • Clark Terry

    as Self
Directing Harrison Engle Director
Writing Theodore Strauss Writer
Production Harrison Engle Producer
Production Lucille Ostrow Executive Producer
Crew Philip Hurn Cinematography
Production Kevin King Production Accountant

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