Benny Carter: Videos

Benny Carter: Centennial Tribute

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Documentary of Benny's life.
Features Lena Horne, Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Clark Terry, and many others.
Executive producer Lucille Ostrow.
Directed and produced by Harrison Engle.
Narrated by Burt Lancaster.
"Jazz Movie of the Year" --Leonard Feather, LA Times, 1989
"...director-producer Harrison Engle has captured the musical and human spirit of the legendary jazzman in a documentary that promises to stand as an exemplar of the genre....In all, it's a triumph for the director-producer and his 'star'..." --Chuck Berg Jazz Times, April 1996
1989 documentary (58 minutes), re-released 2007 with Carter "Career Appreciation" text and photos by Ed Berger.
Available from Rhapsody Films (Tel. 212 243-0142).

Benny Carter: Jazz at the Smithsonian

With Joe Kennedy Jr., Kenny Barron, George Duvivier and Ronnie Bedford. Tunes include Honeysuckle Rose, Misty, Take The "A" Train, Cottontail and Autumn Leaves. 1982 Live concert with interview (52 minutes).

Videos on the Web

Youtube has a number of Benny Carter performance videos.
A page on melmartin.com includes an interview with Benny and two performances with Benny and Mel Martin at Yoshi's.

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