Benny Carter

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

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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 178 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	39518	10-in.	5/7/1935	Corinne Corinna	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, alto saxophone
Decca	39519	10-in.	5/7/1935	Ev'ry day	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, alto saxophone
Decca	39520	10-in.	5/7/1935	A porter's love song	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, alto saxophone
Decca	39521	10-in.	5/7/1935	I can't dance	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet, alto saxophone
Decca	64767	10-in.	11/22/1938	I feel like lying in another woman's husband's arms	Blue Lu Barker	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	64768	10-in.	11/22/1938	Give me some money	Blue Lu Barker	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	64769	10-in.	11/22/1938	I got ways like the devil	Blue Lu Barker	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	64770	10-in.	11/22/1938	That made him mad	Blue Lu Barker	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	64909		1/20/1939	You must have been a beautiful baby	Nat Gonella	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	64910		1/20/1939	Just a kid named Joe	Nat Gonella	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	64911		1/20/1939	Jeepers creepers	Nat Gonella	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	64912		1/20/1939	I must see Annie tonight	Nat Gonella	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	65437	10-in.	4/20/1939	Twelve bar stampede	Leonard Feather's All Star Jam Band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, trumpet
Decca	65438	10-in.	4/20/1939	Feather bed lament	Leonard Feather's All Star Jam Band	instrumentalist, trumpet, alto saxophone
Decca	65439	10-in.	4/20/1939	Men of Harlem (Tempo di jump)	Leonard Feather's All Star Jam Band	instrumentalist, trumpet, alto saxophone
Decca	65440	10-in.	4/20/1939	Ocean motion	Leonard Feather's All Star Jam Band	instrumentalist, trumpet, alto saxophone
Decca	67781	10-in.	5/20/1940	Night hop	Benny Carter Orchestra	arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	67782	10-in.	5/20/1940	Pom pom	Benny Carter Orchestra	arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	67783	10-in.	5/20/1940	O.K. for baby	Benny Carter Orchestra	arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	67784	10-in.	5/20/1940	Serenade to a sarong	Benny Carter Orchestra	arranger, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, leader
Decca	68284	10-in.	10/23/1940	By the watermelon vine, Lindy Lou	Benny Carter Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	68285	10-in.	10/23/1940	The last kiss you gave me	Benny Carter Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	68286	10-in.	10/23/1940	Boogie woogie sugar blues	Benny Carter Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	68287	10-in.	10/23/1940	I've been in love before	Benny Carter Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	102955		7/23/1957	Star dust	The Ellingtonians ; Al Hibbler	instrumentalist, alto saxophone

(Results 126-150 of 178 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Benny," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103374.

Carter, Benny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103374.

"Carter, Benny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.