Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (26/06/1990)

Production : Gannett/Anacapa, Lucille Ostrow Production

Synopsis

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

Benny Carter

Burt Lancaster

Nat King Cole

Leonard Feather