Benny Carter
Not only a great, influential figure during the era of the big bands,
saxophonist Benny Carter worked in nine different decades and was a
groundbreaking arranger, band leader and performer as jazz moved from swing to
be-bop to modern styles.
Born in New York City, his mother gave him piano lessons as a child and he
largely taught himself the saxophone. By the age of 15 he was playing in Harlem
night clubs and learning his trade as a sideman in local bands. Making his first
recordings in 1928 as part of the Charlie Johnson Orchestra, he started
arranging for the Fletcher Hend...
Give Me Something to Remember You ByBenny Carter and Benny Carter & His Swing Quartet
Complete Jazz Series 1946 - 1948
2:57
I Surrender, DearBenny Carter
Complete Jazz Series 1939 - 1940
3:04
These Foolish ThingsBenny Carter and Benny Carter & His Orchestra
Benny Carter Masterpieces
3:05
Diga Diga DooBenny Carter and Benny Carter & His Orchestra
Benny Carter
2:51
Autumn LeavesJazz at the Philharmonic, Roy Eldridge, Tommy Flanagan, Joe Pass, Benny Carter, Keter Betts, Clark Terry and Zoot Sims
South American Cookin'
18:00
In a Mellow ToneBenny Carter
8:35
