Benny Carter Discography — Jazz, Swing, big band, 2008 universal fire victim, bebop, stride — albums & ratings

Performer

Benny Carter

Style

Jazz Swing big band 2008 universal fire victim bebop stride

Country

United States

Listenings: 2
Listeners: 1

Performer description

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. From the beginning of his career in the 1920s, he worked as an arranger, including writing 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.

Participated in

Benny Carter and His Orchestra Billie Holiday Dizzy Gillespie Big Band Ella Fitzgerald jackie Wilson Jo Stafford Julie London Nancy Wilson Oscar Peterson

Discography

Sweet and Hot Year: 1955 Average rating:
Music for Torching with Billie Holiday Year: 1955 Average rating:
Velvet Mood Year: 1956 Average rating:
Julie Year: 1957 Average rating:
The Benny Carter Jazz Calendar Year: 1959 Average rating:
Like in Love Year: 1960 Average rating:
Further Definitions Year: 1962 Average rating:
The New Continent Year: 1965 Average rating:
The Sound of Nancy Wilson Year: 1968 Average rating:
Manufacturers of Soul Year: 1968 Average rating:
Nancy Year: 1969 Average rating: 4.0
Big Band Sound Year: 1970 Average rating:
The Silent Partner Year: 1979 Average rating: 3.5
Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson Year: 1987 Average rating:
The More I See You Year: 1995 Average rating:
New Jazz Sounds: The Urbane Sessions Year: 1996 Average rating:

Performer description

Discography

Best songs by Benny Carter