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1. Benny Carter was a major figure in every decade of the 20th century since the 1920s, and his consistency and longevity were unprecedented.
2. Benny Carter, a legendary jazz saxophonist who played with Chick Webb's orchestra at the time, was in the audience at that Apollo contest.
3. Benny Carter is the eldest jazz musician now, and on the contrary Chick Webb passed away at the age of 30. (Web site)
4. Benny Carter was a gentle giant and can arguably considered one of the most influential jazzmen in history.
5. Benny Carter was the same way, in that his alto playing is different from his trumpet playing, and both are different from his arranging style.

Benny Morton

1. Around the same time Howard played in a youth ensemble which featured Charlie Irvis, Benny Morton, and Benny Carter.

Native

1. A native of Sydney, Australia, Speight came of age playing with American stars like Percy Heath, Nat Adderley and Benny Carter as they passed through town.
2. Multi-instrumentalist Benny Carter, a native New Yorker, continues to please audiences world-wide although now in his early nineties. (Web site)

Jones

1. Jones also recorded widely in the late 1930s and appeared with such top bandleaders as Benny Carter and Fletcher Henderson. (Web site)

Play

1. After attending Wilberforce University in Ohio, he left in 1943 to play with jazz great Benny Carter. (Web site)

Writing

1. After eight amazing decades of writing and playing, Benny Carter passed away quietly on July 13, 2003 at a Los Angeles hospital.

Year

1. Discovered by John Hammond, Willie joined Benny Carter 's band and recorded with the Chocolate Dandies later that year. (Web site)

Engagement

1. In 1944, while playing an engagement with Benny Carter at Billy Berg's in Hollywood, the war interrupted Wig's professional career.

Working

1. A riverboat job with the latter artist imported Porter to St. Louis, where he began working with Tab Smith, Jimmie Lunceford, and then Benny Carter.

Time

1. Multi-instrumentalist Benny Carter was his idol at this time. (Web site)

Europe

1. He also rejoined Benny Carter for a while, but soon signed on with Lena Horne to tour the United States and Europe.

Jazz Musicians

1. Schoenberg recorded S'posin' in 1990 with a quartet, and has recorded with other jazz musicians such as Benny Carter, John Lewis, and Jimmy Heath. (Web site)

Big Band

1. Johnson toured with the territory bands of Clarence Love and Snookum Russell during 1941-1942, and then spent 1942-1945 with Benny Carter 's big band.

American Music

1. For over six decades, Benny Carter has occupied a unique place in American music. (Web site)

Hawkins

1. Most famous of the recordings here are likely those with Hawkins and Benny Carter. (Web site)

Billie Holiday

1. He also performed or recorded with Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Fletcher Henderson and many others. (Web site)

Lionel Hampton

1. Soon after his discharge he joined Benny Carter 's band and later the trombone section of Lionel Hampton. (Web site)

Max Roach

1. Once back on his feet, he played with Benny Carter, but after being replaced on drums by Max Roach, Russell began to zero in on composing and arranging.

Musical Career

1. Benny Carter ’ s musical career spanned seven decades, encompassing jazz styles from big band to bebop. (Web site)

Work

1. He played with Benny Carter and for a short time with Duke Ellington (1953) and then became a part-time player in order to work as a house decorator. (Web site)

Alto Saxophone

1. On the alto saxophone he was inspired by the Chicagoan-style of playing as used by Frankie Trumbauer and Benny Carter. (Web site)

Jazz History

1. Among them were two of the greatest saxophonist in Jazz history, Benny Carter (b.1907) and Lester (Prez) Young (1909-1959). (Web site)

Stan Kenton

1. He began his musical career in the 1940s playing with Benny Carter and Stan Kenton.

Lester Young

1. Trumbauer's cool, delicate style and slow vibrato influenced many important saxophonists, including Benny Carter, Lester Young and Art Pepper. (Web site)

Own Band

1. Burroughs also worked with Milt Larkins, Benny Carter (1942), had his own band and then spent a period with Red Allen's jump group (1945-46).

Gerald Wilson

1. Her recorded work in the sixties featured the ensembles of Benny Carter, Quincy Jones, and Gerald Wilson. (Web site)
2. From the mid-1940s, he worked on the West Coast with Benny Carter, Gerald Wilson and others.

Arranger

1. He has written arrangements for The Art Blakey Big Band and been guest conductor and arranger for The Benny Carter Orchestra. (Web site)

Don Redman

1. In 1939 he worked with Don Redman; the following year the reedman was more likely to be found in groups led by Benny Carter. (Web site)

Benny Goodman

1. Wilder continued to enhance his jazz reputation on albums with Hank Jones, Gil Evans, Benny Goodman, Tadd Dameron, and Benny Carter, among many others. (Web site)

Ben Webster

1. In addition, Benny Carter is heard in Europe in 1938 and with his Chocolate Dandies (featuring trumpeter Buck Clayton and Ben Webster on tenor) in 1946. (Web site)
2. The two collaborated in a studio jam for an album, along with Benny Carter and Ben Webster. (Web site)

Rex Stewart

1. He recorded with many American Jazz legends such as Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, Rex Stewart and played a jam-session with jazz legend Louis Armstrong.

Close Competition

1. He quickly became one of the most important solo stars in the band and a real pacesetter on alto; Benny Carter was his only close competition in the 1930s. (Web site)

Cab Calloway

1. Johnson was with the orchestras of Benny Carter (1933-34) and, Fletcher Henderson (1934) before spending a long period with Cab Calloway (1935-48). (Web site)
2. Further, he played with Eddie Barefield (1936), Eddie Mallory 's band (1937) and Benny Carter (1937) and played with Cab Calloway from 1939 to 1946.

Lucky Millinder

1. He was a rhythm guitarist for some of the best bands of the day, including Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder and Benny Carter throughout the 1930s.

Big Bands

1. After freelancing with big bands such as those led by Les Hite and Benny Carter, in 1944 he put together the first Gerald Wilson Orchestra.

Trumpet

1. Essentially self-taught, Benny Carter started on the trumpet and, after a period on C-melody sax, switched to alto.
2. He wrote and played trumpet for Benny Carter and Les Hite and led his own big band during 1944-47, making his first recordings as a leader. (Web site)
3. Let me tell you, Benny Carter got famous for playing saxophone and trumpet. (Web site)

Elmer Snowden

1. He worked first with Elmer Snowden in 1926, then with Benny Carter (1929) and for an extended period with Luis Russell (1930-37).

Jay Mcshann

1. Farmer began his career in big bands led by Jay McShann and Benny Carter. (Web site)

Bandleader

1. Composer, arranger, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Benny Carter is on record as having been "a great admirer of his work". (Web site)
2. A high-profile musician, arranger, and bandleader since the 1920s, Benny Carter was still in full command of his powers in the 1950s, as JAZZ GIANT attests. (Web site)

Luis Russell

1. In 1929 he joined Luis Russell 's band, and rejoined Kennedy's group before working with Benny Carter in 1934.
2. In the 1930s and 1940s he played with some of the premier swing bands, including Luis Russell 's, Benny Carter 's, Red Allen 's, and Fletcher Henderson 's.
3. Over the next few years he made his name playing with many of the top bandleaders, including Luis Russell, Benny Carter and Fats Waller.

Recording

1. After recording very sparingly during the '70s, Eckstine made his last recording (Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter) in 1986. (Web site)

Saxophonist

1. Late in the same year, he toured with Ella Fitzgerald for five weeks, and subsequently performed with saxophonist Benny Carter.
2. Cole was on the bill that day, as were saxophonist Benny Carter, pianist Teddy Wilson and guitarist Les Paul. (Web site)

Saxophonists

1. The precision and control displayed by Trumbauer was greatly admired by other saxophonists, including Benny Carter and Buddy Tate.

Luminaries

1. No wonder that the Ambrose band could now count among its admirers such luminaries as Benny Carter, Louis Armstrong and Gene Krupa. (Web site)

York City

1. In 1941, Benny Carter contacted Shepherd after hearing him play, and this resulted in Shepherd working for Carter and eventually moving to New York City.
2. Two influential jazz bandleaders were born this day, Lucky Millinder in 1900 in Anniston, Ala., and Benny Carter in New York City in 1907.

Charlie Parker

1. We will feature him on solo and piano trio recordings and also with Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Benny Carter, Lester Young and Charlie Parker.

Greats

1. A truly inventive and innovative performer, Martin has been tapped frequently by greats like Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie and McCoy Tyner.
2. That he is a jazz saxophonist, who has played with such greats as Stan Getz and Benny Carter, in such venues as the Ambara Throne Hall, helps to explain.

Categories

1. Music > Jazz > Big Bands > Fletcher Henderson
2. Musical Instruments > Saxophones > Saxophonists > Coleman Hawkins
3. Arts > Music > Jazz > Big Bands
4. Jazz > Big Bands > Duke Ellington > Johnny Hodges
5. Jazz Musicians > Jazz Singers > Ella Fitzgerald > Chick Webb

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