Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Name: Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1990-06-26
Duration: 58 min
Cast: Benny Carter, Burt Lancaster, Nat King Cole, Leonard Feather, Ella Fitzgerald

19900h 58m

Documentary Music

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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StatusReleased

Release Date1990-06-26

DirectorHarrison Engle

ScreenplayTheodore Strauss