Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Name: Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Cast: Benny Carter, Burt Lancaster, Nat King Cole, Leonard Feather, Ella Fitzgerald

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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

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Cast & Crew

Director: Harrison EngleWriter: Theodore StraussProducer: Lucille Ostrow

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)

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