Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990 • 0h 58m • Documentary, Music
9.0(1 votes)
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
- Writers
- Theodore Strauss
- Status
- Released
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