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Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

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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Gannett/Anacapa

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58 min

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Benny Carter

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Burt Lancaster

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Nat King Cole

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Leonard Feather

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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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Stanley Jordan

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Ella Mae Morse

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André Previn

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Harrison Engle

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Theodore Strauss

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Harrison Engle

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Lucille Ostrow

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Philip Hurn

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Kevin King

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