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

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Cast

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Benny Carter actor Burt Lancaster actor

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Nat King Cole actor

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Leonard Feather actor Ella Fitzgerald actor Dizzy Gillespie actor

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Billie Holiday actor Lena Horne actor Quincy Jones actor

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Stanley Jordan actor

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Ella Mae Morse actor

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André Previn actor

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David Sanborn actor

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Clark Terry actor