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Benny Carter

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Born
8 August 1907
Born In
Harlem, Columbia County, Georgia, United States
Died
12 July 2003 (aged 95)
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognised as such by other jazz musicians who called him King. As a youth, Carter lived in Harlem around the corner from Bubber Miley who was Duke Ellington's star trumpeter. Carter was inspired by Miley and bought a trumpet, but when he found he couldn't play like Miley he traded the trumpet in for a saxophone. Carter began playing professionally at 15. He first reco… read more
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognised as such by other jazz musicians who called him King. As a youth, Carter li… read more
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognised as such by other jazz musicians who called him King. As a youth, Carter lived in Harlem around the corner from Bubber Miley who was Duke Ellington… read more

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1 Play track Definitions of Jazz (Best Of) The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
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2 Fashion Love A Foggy Day
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3 Play track Music Improvisation Body and Soul
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4 Play track Ruffling Music Honeysuckle Rose
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5 Play track Further Definitions Crazy Rhythm
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7 Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions Long Ago (And Far Away)
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8 Play track Jazz Giant A Walkin' Thing
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9 Fashion Love You Took Advantage Of Me
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10 Play track Benny Carter With Strings Blue Star
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    Further Definitions
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    1 Jan 1994 · 21 tracks

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