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Benny Carter : symphony in riffs
- Title
- Benny Carter : symphony in riffs / directed by Harrison Engle.
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : Rhapsody Films, 1995, 1989.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Fitzgerald, Ella.
- Previn, André, 1929-2019.
- Sanborn, David.
- Feather, Leonard G.
- Jones, Quincy, 1933-
- Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
- Carter, Benny
- Horne, Lena
- Morse, Ella Mae
- Engle, Harrison.
- Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994
- Strauss, Theodore, 1912-2009
- Benny Carter Orchestra, performer.
- American Jazz Orchestra, performer.
- McKinney's Cotton Pickers, performer.
- Rhapsody Films.
- Description
- 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sound, black and white and color; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Traces the life and career of Benny Carter, with interviews and clips of live performances.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographical films.
- Documentary films.
- Jazz.
- Credits (note)
- Producer, Harrison Engle ; executive producer, Lucille Ostrow ; screenwriter, Theodore Strauss.
- System Details (note)
- VHS.
- Contents
- Symphony in riffs -- Doozy -- Blues in my heart -- Souvenir -- Sky dance -- Sleep -- Melancholy lullaby -- Shoot the works -- Back Bay boogie -- Swingin' at Maida Vale -- Waltzing the blues -- When lights are low -- Lazy afternoon -- Savoy stampede -- Jump call -- Patience and fortitude -- People, people, people -- Misty -- Easy money -- All that jazz -- Six or seven times -- Krazy kapers -- Dee blues -- Charleston is the best dance after all -- I'd love it -- Stardust -- Honeysuckle rose -- I surrender dear -- Blue mountain -- On Green Dolphin Street -- You'd be so nice to come home to -- The pawnbroker -- All of me -- Cow cow boogie -- My one and only love -- All day all night Marianne.
- Call Number
- Sc Visual VRA-393
- OCLC
- 42083459
- Title
- Benny Carter : symphony in riffs / directed by Harrison Engle.
- Imprint
- New York, N.Y. : Rhapsody Films, 1995, 1989.
- Type of Content
- two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
- video
- Type of Carrier
- videocassette
- Performer
- Narrated by Burt Lancaster, with Benny Carter, Ella Fitzgerald, André Previn, David Sanborn, Leonard Feather, Quincy Jones, and Dizzy Gillespie. Performers include Lena Horne ; Ella Mae Morse ; American Jazz Orchestra ; Benny Carter Orchestra ; Chocolate Dandies.
- Credits
- Producer, Harrison Engle ; executive producer, Lucille Ostrow ; screenwriter, Theodore Strauss.
- System Details
- VHS.
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- Added Author
- Fitzgerald, Ella.Previn, André, 1929-2019.Sanborn, David.Feather, Leonard G.Jones, Quincy, 1933-Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.Carter, Benny, performer.Horne, Lena, performer.Morse, Ella Mae, performer.Engle, Harrison.Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, narrator.Strauss, Theodore, 1912-2009, screenwriter.Benny Carter Orchestra, performer.American Jazz Orchestra, performer.McKinney's Cotton Pickers, performer.Rhapsody Films.
- Publisher No.
- 9031 Rhapsody Films
- Research Call Number
- Sc Visual VRA-393