Benny Carter
Born: 8th August 1907, Harlem, New York, United States
Died: 12th July 2003, Los Angeles, California
Nationality: American
Artist's website: http://www.bennycarter.com/
Bennett Lester Carter was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career in the 1920s, he worked as an arranger including written charts for Fletcher Henderson's big band that shaped the swing style. He had an unusually long career that lasted into the 1990s. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was nominated for eight Grammy Awards, which included receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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New. Verve Records: The Sound of America
Nat King Cole (piano), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Illinois Jacquet (saxophone), Jack McVea (saxophone), Les Paul (guitar), Johnny Miller (doublebass), Lee Young (drumkit), Coleman Hawkins (saxophone), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (bass, double bass, uprightbass, doublebass), Major Holley (bass), Bud Powell (piano), Count Basie And His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges (saxophone, altosaxophone), Lloyd Trotman (doublebass), Sonny Greer (drumkit), Leroy Lovett (piano), Al Sears (saxophone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Emmett Berry (trumpet), Andre's All Stars, Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Stan Getz (tenorsaxophone), Shelly Manne (drumkit), Leroy Vinnegar (uprightbass), Lou Levy (piano), Lester Young (saxophone), Teddy Wilson Quartet, Teddy Wilson (piano), Gene Ramey (doublebass), Jo Jones (drumkit), Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Oscar Peterson Quartet, Benny Carter (saxophone, altosaxophone), Louis Armstrong (trumpet & vocals), Ella Fitzgerald (vocalist, vocals), Art Tatum (piano), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Dizzy Gillespie (vocalist, trumpet), Sonny Stitt (tenorsaxophone), Sonny Rollins (tenorsaxophone), Charlie Persip (drumkit), Tommy Bryant (bass), Buddy Rich (drums, drumkit, vocalist), Modern Jazz Quartet (jazz ensemble), Charlie Parker (altosaxophone), Joseph Singer (frenchhorn), Eddie Brown (oboe), Sam Caplan (concertmaster, violin), Howard Kay (violin), Harry Melnikoff (violin), Sam Rand (violin), Zelly Smirnoff (violin), Isadore Zir (viola), Maurice Brown (cello), Verley Mills (harp), Bernie Leighton (piano), J.C. Heard (drumkit), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Barney Kessel (guitar, electricguitar), Jack Kerouac, Mort Sahl (vocalist), Jonathan Winters, Shelley Berman, Count Basie (piano & bandleader), Joe Williams (vocals), Spike Jones, Carl Grayson (vocalist), Rose Murphy, Joe Mondragon (bass, bassguitar), Alvin Stoller (drumkit), Howard Roberts (guitar), Paul Smith (piano), Ben Webster (tenorsaxophone), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Woody Herman (clarinet & bandleader), Margaret Whiting, Mel Torme (vocals), The Marty Paich Orchestra, Marty Paich (recordingarranger, piano), Mel Lewis (drumkit), Vince Derosa (frenchhorn), Art Pepper (altosaxophone), Bill Hood (baritonesaxophone), Bill Perkins (tenorsaxophone), Al Porcino (trumpet), Stu Williamson (trumpet), Red Callender (tuba, doublebass), Anita O'Day (vocals), Bing Crosby (vocals), Buddy Bregman, Billie Holiday (vocals), Willie Smith (saxophone), Bobby Tucker (piano), Chico Hamilton (drumkit), Copyright Control (reviser), Fred Astaire (vocals), Flip Phillips (saxophone), Joe Lipman Orchestra, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Joe Lipman
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'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
Helen Humes (vocalist), Benny Carter (trumpet), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Teddy Edwards (tenorsaxophone), André Previn (piano), Leroy Vinnegar (uprightbass), Shelly Manne (drumkit, drums), Mel Lewis (drumkit)
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Velvet Mood
Billie Holiday (vocals), Larry Bunker (drums), John Simmons (double bass), Barney Kessel (electric guitar), Jimmy Rowles (piano, keyboards), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Benny Carter (saxophone)
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Lady In Autumn: The Best Of The Verve Years
Billie Holiday, Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Alvin Stoller (drums), Barney Kessel (guitar), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Red Mitchell (double bass), Aaron Bell (double bass), Lennie McBrowne (drums), Kenny Burrell (electric guitar), Paul Quinichette (saxophone), Tony Scott (clarinet), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Wynton Kelly (piano), Tiny Grimes (guitar), Al McKibbon (double bass), J.C. Heard (drums), Kenny Kersey (piano), Illinois Jacquet (saxophone), Joe Guy (trumpet), Georgie Auld (saxophone), Lester Young (saxophone), Bobby Tucker (piano), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (double bass), Flip Phillips (saxophone), Barney Kessel (electric guitar), Gus Johnson (drums), Freddie Green (guitar), Oscar Peterson (organ), Joe Newman (trumpet), Ed Shaughnessy (drums), Herb Ellis (electric guitar), Chico Hamilton (drums), Red Callender (double bass), Willie Smith (saxophone), Cozy Cole (drums), Leroy Lovett (unknown), Leonard Gaskin (double bass), Billy Bauer (electric guitar), Budd Johnson (saxophone), Billy Taylor (piano), John Simmons (double bass), Larry Bunker (drums), Benny Carter (saxophone), Jimmy Rowles (keyboards), Joe Mondragon (double bass), Ben Webster (saxophone), Carson Smith (double bass), Tony Scott (piano), Carl Drinkard (piano), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Coleman Hawkins (saxophone), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Al Cohn (saxophone), Ray Ellis And His Orchestra, Hank Jones (keyboards), Janet Putnam (harp), Osie Johnson (drums), Hank Jones (piano), Joe Benjamin (double bass), Romeo Penque (double bass), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Romeo Penque (saxophone), Romeo Penque (clarinet), Gene Quill (saxophone), Barry Galbraith (electric guitar), Milt Hinton (double bass) Toots Camarata
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