Benny Carter

Benny Carter


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.

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I’m Coming Virginia

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Crazy Rhythm

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Long Ago And Far Away

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I Surrender Dear

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Poinciana

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More Than You Know

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Once Upon A Time

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Somebody Loved Me

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