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Benny Carter
Sign in to saveAlso known as Bennet Lester Carter, Bennett Lester "Benny" Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) 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…
Known for
- Howard — Trumpeter (archive footage)2018
- Jazz Seen — Self2001
- Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs — Self1990
- The Kennedy Center Honors — Self1978
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
- A Man Called Adam — Benny Carter (uncredited)1966
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro — Alto Sax Soloist (uncredited)1952
- Night Without Sleep — Benny (Uncredited)1952
- An American in Paris — Saxophonist in Cafe (uncredited)1951
- Thousands Cheer — Ben Carter1943
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lester
- Family name
- Carter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Educated at
- Princeton University
- Employer
- Harvard University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- swing
- Instrument
- alto saxophone
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.bennycarter.com
- Image
- Benny Carter.jpg
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- Commons category
- Benny Carter
- date of birth
- 1907-08-08
- date of death
- 2003-07-12
- birth name
- Bennett Lester Carter
- cause of death
- bronchitis
- name in native language
- Benny Carter
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- manner of death
- natural causes
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