Benny Carter
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 20 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 8,1907 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Harlem |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 12,2003 |
| Died | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
| Los Angeles | |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Hilma Ollila Arons |
| Music groups | McKinney's Cotton Pickers |
| The Chocolate Dandies | |
| Job | Actor |
| Conductor | |
| Trumpeter | |
| Arranger | |
| Bandleader | |
| Film Score Composer | |
| Saxophonist | |
| Clarinetist | |
| Awards | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Kennedy Center Honors | |
| Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo | |
| Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition | |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Trumpet | |
| Clarinet | |
| Groups | The Chocolate Dandies |
| McKinney's Cotton Pickers | |
| Dizzy Gillespie & His All Stars | |
| Children | Joyce Carter |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Albums | Jazz Giant |
| Aspects | |
| Swingin' the '20s | |
| New Jazz Sounds | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 448232 |
Benny Carter Life story
Bennett Lester Carter was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone.
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