American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
| Description | American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1907-08-08 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Harlem New York City Harlem Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2003-07-12 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Los Angeles Los Angeles Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | trumpeter recording artist saxophonist conductor bandleader composer jazz musician musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | saxophone trumpet clarinet alto saxophone Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz swing Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Columbia Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Benny Carter All-Star Sax Ensemble Benny Carter and His Orchestra McKinney’s Cotton Pickers Benny Carter Quartet The Chocolate Dandies Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra Dizzy Gillespie Big Band Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra Metronome All Stars Mezz Mezzrow and His Orchestra Spike Hughes and His Negro Orchestra Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra The Capitol Jazzmen Benny Carter & The Ramblers Benny Carter & His Swing Quintet The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra The International Jazzmen McKinney's Cotton Pickers Chick Webb And His Orchestra Russell Garcia And His Orchestra The Little Chocolate Dandies Ben Webster And His Orchestra Benny Carter And His Swinging Quintet The Capitol International Jazzmen Leonard Feather All Stars Coleman Hawkins And His All Star Jam Band Stanley Wilson And His Orchestra Coleman Hawkins' All Star Octet Charlie Johnson & His Orchestra Joe Marsala And His Delta Six Benny Carter And His Swing Quartet Danny Barker's Fly Cats Varsity Seven Charlie Johnson & His Paradise Band Benny Carter 4 Benny Carter Quintet Benny Carter Combo Ben Webster Sextet Buster Bailey & His Orchestra The Benny Carter Group The Benny Carter Quartet Benny Carter & His Chocolate Dandies Metronome All-Star Band Buddy Rich All Stars Arnold Ross Quintet Ben Webster Septet Ten Cats And A Mouse Red Norvo's Nine Willie Lewis & His Entertainers Gene Krupa Combo Benny Carter And His Club Harlem Orchestra Buster Bailey And His Seven Chocolate Dandies The Benny Carter Sextet Benny Carter And His All Stars Benny Carter & His Strings Coleman Hawkins And His Hot Seven Coleman Hawkins & Friends Benny Carter And The Jazz Giants Mel Martin/Benny Carter Quintet Benny Carter and His Orchestra Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Awards | National Medal of Arts Kennedy Center Honors Library of Congress Living Legend star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Paul Acket Award Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award NEA Jazz Masters Source: Wikidata |
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