Benny Carter

About

Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognised as such by other jazz musicians who called him King. As a youth, Carter lived in Harlem around the corner from Bubber Miley who was Duke Ellington's star trumpeter. Carter was inspired by Miley and bought a trumpet, but when he found he couldn't play like Miley he traded the trumpet in for a saxophone.

Top Tracks

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   The Midnight Sun Will Never Set

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   My Blue Heaven

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   A Walkin' Thing

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4. 4

   Isn't It Romantic

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5. 5

   A Foggy Day

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   Crazy Rhythm

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7. 7

   Body and Soul

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   I Get a Kick out of You

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