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Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
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Red Nichols
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Walt Levinsky
Walt Levinsky
American musician
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Russell Procope
Russell Procope
American musician
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Benny Morton
Benny Morton
American musician
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Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
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Charles Redland
Charles Redland
Swedish composer and musician
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Doc Cheatham
Doc Cheatham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
band that plays jazz
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Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
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Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet
American saxophonist, composer, bandleader
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Jonah Jones
Jonah Jones
American musician
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Joe Thomas
Joe Thomas
trumpeter
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Horace Henderson
Horace Henderson
American musician
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Don Byas
Don Byas
American musician
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Gabe Baltazar
Gabe Baltazar
American musician
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Malachi Thompson
Malachi Thompson
American musician
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Lavay Smith
Lavay Smith
American singer
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Ed Berger
Ed Berger
American photographer
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Dave Pell
Dave Pell
American musician
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Sy Oliver
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
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Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
American musician
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John Purcell
John Purcell
American jazz saxophonist
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Gus Bivona
Gus Bivona
American musician
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Edgar Battle
Edgar Battle
American musician
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Javon Jackson
Javon Jackson
American musician
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Chu Berry
Chu Berry
American musician
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Joe Garland
Joe Garland
American musician
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Don Redman
Don Redman
American musician
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Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Tim Ries
Tim Ries
American jazz saxophonist
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Fletcher Allen
Fletcher Allen
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer
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Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
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Eddie Barefield
Eddie Barefield
American musician
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Art Pepper
Art Pepper
American musician
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Count Basie
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Harry Arnold
Harry Arnold
Swedish jazz saxophonist and bandleader
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)

Benny Carter

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American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
Record Labels
Awards Received
National Medal of Arts
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul Acket Award
Library of Congress Living Legend
Kennedy Center Honors
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Member of, past and present

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 '90s, he was nominated for eight Grammy Awards, which included receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award.