Benny Carter

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Benny Carter

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 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 8, 1907 (Harlem), Died July 12, 2003 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, arranger, clarinet, trumpet, composer, director, leader, saxophone, songwriter, tenor saxophone, vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 178 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W151823	10-in.	12/31/1930	Bugle call rag	Chocolate Dandies	Jazz/dance band	leader
Columbia	W151847	10-in.	10/15/1931	Blues in my heart	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	RHCO10044	10-in.	11/16/1951	Hurry, hurry	Dog Patch Boys ; Polly Possum ; Joe Wolverton	Female vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	28874	10-in.	10/15/1940	St. Louis blues	Benny Carter All Star Orchestra ; Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader
Columbia	28875	10-in.	10/15/1940	Loveless love	Benny Carter All Star Orchestra ; Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader
Columbia	W265090	10-in.	3/14/1933	Swing it	Benny Carter Orchestra ; Benny Carter	Jazz/dance band	leader, composer
Columbia	W265092	10-in.	3/14/1933	Six bells stampede	Benny Carter Orchestra ; Benny Carter	Jazz/dance band	leader
Columbia	W265156	10-in.	10/10/1933	Blue interlude	Chocolate Dandies		instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Columbia	W265157	10-in.	10/3/1933	I never knew-1	Chocolate Dandies		instrumentalist, alto saxophone, trumpet
Columbia	W265158	10-in.	10/10/1933	Once upon a time-1	Chocolate Dandies		instrumentalist, alto saxophone, trumpet
Columbia	W265159	10-in.	10/3/1933	Krazy kapers	Chocolate Dandies		instrumentalist, alto saxophone
OKeh	W402966	10-in.	9/18/1929	Six or seven times	The Little Chocolate Dandies	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	vocalist
OKeh	W404566	10-in.	12/3/1930	Goodbye blues	Chocolate Dandies	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, composer, vocalist
OKeh	W404596	10-in.	12/30/1930	Cloudy skies	Chocolate Dandies	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
OKeh	W404597	10-in.	12/30/1930	Got another sweetie now	Chocolate Dandies ; Jimmy Harrison	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
OKeh	W404598	10-in.	12/30/1930	Bugle call rag	Chocolate Dandies	Jazz/dance band	arranger, instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
OKeh	W404599	10-in.	12/30/1930	Dee blues	Chocolate Dandies	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, composer
Brunswick	E36433	10-in.	3/30/1931	I’m left with the blues in my heart	Chick Webb Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E37158	10-in.	9/15/1931	Blues in my heart	Mildred Bailey ; Casa Loma Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	C8155	10-in.	10/6/1931	Blues in my heart	Lee Sims	Piano solo	composer
Brunswick	B23642	10-in.	10/31/1938	Everybody's laughing	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Brunswick	B23643	10-in.	10/31/1938	Here it is tomorrow again	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Brunswick	B23687	10-in.	11/09/1938	Say it with a kiss	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Brunswick	B23688	10-in.	11/09/1938	April in my heart	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Brunswick	B23689	10-in.	11/09/1938	I'll never fail you	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, alto saxophone

(Results 76-100 of 178 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Benny," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103374.

Carter, Benny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103374.

"Carter, Benny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.