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Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

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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

DirectorHarrison Engle
WriterTheodore Strauss
ProducersHarrison Engle·Lucille Ostrow

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Cast · Directed by Harrison Engle

BCBenny Carter
Benny Carter
Self
BLBurt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Self - Narrator
NCNat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Self (archive footage)
LF
Leonard Feather
Self
EFElla Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Self
DGDizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
Self
BHBillie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Self (archive footage)
LHLena Horne
Lena Horne
Self (archive footage)
QJQuincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Self
SJ
Stanley Jordan
Self
EMElla Mae Morse
Ella Mae Morse
Self (archive footage)
APAndré Previn
André Previn
Self

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