Poster for Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990)

★ 9.0/10 58 min Documentary, Music Unknown English

Director: Harrison Engle

Streaming: Not available

Description

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

Top Cast

Benny Carter Self

Burt Lancaster Self - Narrator

Nat King Cole Self (archive footage)

Leonard Feather Self

Ella Fitzgerald Self

Dizzy Gillespie Self

Billie Holiday Self (archive footage)

Lena Horne Self (archive footage)