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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DeceasedBorn: August 8, 1907
Died: July 12, 2003
Age at death: 95
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DeceasedBorn: November 2, 1913
Died: October 20, 1994
Age at death: 80
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DeceasedBorn: March 17, 1919
Died: February 15, 1965
Age at death: 45
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DeceasedBorn: April 25, 1917
Died: June 15, 1996
Age at death: 79
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DeceasedBorn: October 21, 1917
Died: January 6, 1993
Age at death: 75
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DeceasedBorn: April 7, 1915
Died: July 17, 1959
Age at death: 44
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DeceasedBorn: June 30, 1917
Died: May 9, 2010
Age at death: 92
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DeceasedBorn: March 14, 1933
Died: November 3, 2024
Age at death: 91
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AliveBorn: July 31, 1959
Age: 67
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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DeceasedBorn: September 12, 1924
Died: October 16, 1999
Age at death: 75
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DeceasedBorn: April 6, 1929
Died: February 28, 2019
Age at death: 89
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DeceasedBorn: July 30, 1945
Died: May 12, 2024
Age at death: 78
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DeceasedBorn: December 14, 1920
Died: February 21, 2015
Age at death: 94