Benny Carter
American saxophonist and jazz trumpeter
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. Wikipedia
Born: August 8, 1907, Harlem, New York, NY
Died: July 12, 2003 (age 95 years), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Music groups: The Chocolate Dandies, McKinney's Cotton Pickers (1931 – 1932), and Dizzy Gillespie & His All Stars
Spouse: Hilma Ollila Arons (m. 1979–2003), Margaret Johnson (m. 1956–1978), Mary Evelyn Smith (m. 1929–1938), and more
Instrument(s): Saxophone, trumpet, clarinet
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