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 151-175 of 178 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	102956		7/23/1957	Stormy weather	The Ellingtonians ; Al Hibbler	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	103166		8/27/1957	Cherry	The Ellingtonians ; Al Hibbler	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Decca	103172		8/27/1957	Honeysuckle rose	The Ellingtonians ; Al Hibbler	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Signature	SRC 655	10-in.	1947	Malaguena	Anita O'Day	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, arranger
Signature	SRC 656	10-in.	1947	I told ya I love ya, now get out	Anita O'Day	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, arranger
Signature	SRC 657	10-in.	1947	How high the moon	Anita O'Day	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, arranger
Signature	SRC 658	10-in.	1947	I ain't gettin' any younger	Anita O'Day	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, arranger
Signature	SRC 659	10-in.	1947	Travel in' man	Anita O'Day	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, arranger
Signature	SRC 660	10-in.	1947	Key largo	Anita O'Day	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, arranger
Decca	L 8660		9/8/1955	Only you	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	L 8661		9/8/1955	Christmas in New Orleans	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	L 8662		9/8/1955	Moments to remember	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	L 8663		9/8/1955	Christmas night in Harlem	Louis Armstrong	arranger, leader
Decca	L 14785		1/4/1968	I was made to love her (the way I love you)	Count Basie	arranger
Decca	L 14786		1/3/1968	Respect	Count Basie	arranger
Decca	L 14787		1/4/1968	I never loved a woman (The way I love you)	Count Basie	arranger
Decca	L 14788		1/3/1968	Chain gang	Count Basie	arranger
Decca	L 14789		1/3/1968	Uptight (Everything's alright)	Count Basie	arranger
Decca	L 14790		1/3/1968	Ode to Billy Joe	Count Basie	arranger
Decca	L 14791		1/3/1968	My girl	Count Basie	arranger
Decca	L 14792		1/3/1968	For your precious love	Count Basie	arranger
Decca	L 14793		1/3/1968	(I can't get no) Satisfaction	Count Basie	arranger
Decca	L 14794		1/4/1968	In the midnight hour	Count Basie	arranger
Decca	L 14795		1/4/1968	Funky Broadway	Count Basie	arranger
Decca	L 14796		1/4/1968	Even when you cry	Count Basie	arranger

(Results 151-175 of 178 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Benny," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103374.

Carter, Benny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103374.

"Carter, Benny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.