Benny Carter
Jazz saxophonist
Died when: 95 years 338 days (1151 months)Star Sign: Leo
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.
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