Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Name: Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Director: Harrison Engle
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1990-06-26
Duration: 58 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Benny Carter, Burt Lancaster, Nat King Cole, Leonard Feather, Ella Fitzgerald

Directed by Harrison Engle

Documentary Music

19900h 58m

Overview

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