Latest Release
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- 29 APR 2024
- 18 Songs
- BD Music & Cabu Present Louis Armstrong · 2006
- Krazy Kapers · 2006
- The Complete Jam Sessions · 2004
- Blue Star · 1958
- Blue Star · 1958
- Four Classic Albums Plus (Benny Carter, Jazz Giant / Swingin’ the ‘20’s / Sax Ala Carter! / Aspects) (Remastered) · 1958
- Blue Star · 1958
- Four Classic Albums Plus (Benny Carter, Jazz Giant / Swingin’ the ‘20’s / Sax Ala Carter! / Aspects) (Remastered) · 1958
- Four Classic Albums Plus (Benny Carter, Jazz Giant / Swingin’ the ‘20’s / Sax Ala Carter! / Aspects) (Remastered) · 1958
- Four Classic Albums Plus (Benny Carter, Jazz Giant / Swingin’ the ‘20’s / Sax Ala Carter! / Aspects) (Remastered) · 1958
Artist Playlists
- A selection of the many highlights in the career of one of jazz's true giants.
- The swing sax giant never let a single style define him.
- 2024
Appears On
- Spike Hughes
About Benny Carter
To say that Benny Carter had a remarkable and productive career would be an extreme understatement. As an altoist, arranger, composer, bandleader, and occasional trumpeter, Carter was at the top of his field for many decades. Essentially self-taught, he formed his first big band in 1928 and began contributing arrangements to Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington. By the mid-'30s, Carter was considered one of the two top altoists in jazz (along with Johnny Hodges). He relocated to Los Angeles in 1943, wrote for the film studios, and made a few tours with Jazz at the Philharmonic. His concert and recording schedule remained active through the '90s, slowing only at the end of the millennium after eight decades.
- HOMETOWN
- New York, NY, United States
- BORN
- 8 de agosto de 1907
- GENRE
- Jazz