Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Name: Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Director: Harrison Engle
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1990-06-26
Rating: 9.0
Cast: Benny Carter, Burt Lancaster, Nat King Cole, Leonard Feather, Ella Fitzgerald

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

Director:Harrison Engle

9.0

1990

58 mins

Languages:English

DocumentaryMusic

Production:

Gannett/AnacapaLucille Ostrow Production