Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
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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

Jun 26, 199058 minReleasedEN
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Benny Carter

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Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

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Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

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Ella Fitzgerald

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Dizzy Gillespie

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Billie Holiday

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Lena Horne

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Quincy Jones

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Ella Mae Morse

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André Previn

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David Sanborn

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Clark Terry

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