Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

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

• Documentary
• Music

Cast

• Benny CarterSelf
• Burt LancasterSelf - Narrator
• Nat King ColeSelf (archive footage)
• Leonard FeatherSelf
• Ella FitzgeraldSelf
• Dizzy GillespieSelf
• Billie HolidaySelf (archive footage)
• Lena HorneSelf (archive footage)