Benny Carter
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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 hi
Carter in 1984
Carter stands with Robert Goffin, Louis Armstrong, and Leonard Feather in 1942.
Portrait of Benny Carter, Apollo Theatre, New York City, c. October 1946
Carter performs at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1985.
Swing music
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Swing music is a style of jazz that developed in the United States during the late 1920s and early 1930s. It became nationally popular from the mid-1930s. Swing represents the most famous era of jazz
Benny Carter
…Background information Born Bennett Lester Carter August 8, 1907 Bronx, New York, U.S. Died July 12, 2003 (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres Swing jazz Occupations Musician bandleader composer musical arranger Instruments Saxophone trumpet clarinet Years active 1920s–1997 Labels Clef Norgran Verve…
Fletcher Henderson (middle) with his orchestra in 1925. Coleman Hawkins is sitting on the floor to the extreme left with Louis Armstrong above him to the right.
Benny Goodman, one of the first swing bandleaders to achieve widespread fame
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