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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1. 01 If I Had You (live at the Montreux Jazz Festival) Jazz At The Philharmonic: At The Montreux Jazz Festival, 1975 12:14
2. 02 I Remember You / Chelsea Bridge / I've Got The World On A String New Jazz Sounds: The Benny Carter Verve Story 6:17
3. 03 Funky Blues Charlie Parker Jam Session 13:28
4. 04 A Foggy Day Jazz Legends - Songs Of Cole Porter/Rodgers & Hart/Gershwin 3:37
5. 05 Opening Blues (For Year's End) Essential Classics, Vol. 95: Benny Carter 10:13
6. 06 Honeysuckle Rose American Swinging In Paris 2:46
7. 07 The Moon Is Low The Keynote Jazz Collection Vol. 9 - 1946 2:50
8. 08 Isn't It Romantic New Jazz Sounds: The Benny Carter Verve Story 3:41
9. 09 Blue Star Further Definitions 5:20
10. 10 Apple Jam (Norman Granz Jam Session) The Complete Jam Sessions 11:58