Benny Carter
Born:
08/08/1907
City:
Harlem
Region:
New York
Country:
USA
Died:
07/12/2003
Years Active:
1920's-1997
Instruments:
Clarinet, Sax, Trumpet
Former Members:
Associated Artists:
Played With:
Image Credit:
William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
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Bennett Lester Carter was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognized as such by other jazz musicians who called him King. In 1958, he performed with Billie Holiday at the legendary Monterey Jazz Festival.
Discography
Released: 1976 |