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.
This article is about the American jazz musician. For the American painter, see Benny Carter (painter).
Benny Carter
Bennett Lester Carter
August 8, 1907
Bronx, New York, U.S.
July 12, 2003 (aged 95)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Musician
- bandleader
- composer
- musical arranger
Saxophone, trumpet, clarinet
1920s–1997
Death[edit]
Carter died at the age of 95 in Los Angeles at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on July 12, 2003, from complications of bronchitis.[8][9]