The read
It runs a compact 58m.
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
Ratings
TMDB9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Harrison EngleDirector
- Theodore StraussWriter
Cast
- Benny CarterSelf
- Burt LancasterSelf - Narrator
- Nat King ColeSelf (archive footage)
- Leonard FeatherSelf
- Ella FitzgeraldSelf
- Dizzy GillespieSelf
- Billie HolidaySelf (archive footage)
- Lena HorneSelf (archive footage)
- Quincy JonesSelf
- Stanley JordanSelf
- Ella Mae MorseSelf (archive footage)
- André PrevinSelf
Themes
music documentarydocumentaryjazz music