Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs Trailer

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs Trailer (1990)

26 June 1990 Factual, Music 58 mins

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

Burt Lancaster

as Self - Narrator

Nat King Cole

as Self (archive footage)

Billie Holiday

as Self (archive footage)

Lena Horne

as Self (archive footage)

Ella Mae Morse

as Self (archive footage)

Crew

Philip Hurn

Philip Hurn Cinematography

International Releases Dates

United Kingdom 26 June 1990

United States 29 October 1990

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