Benny Carter

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 8, 1907 (Harlem), Died July 12, 2003 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, arranger, trumpet, clarinet, composer, director, leader, saxophone, songwriter, vocalist, tenor saxophone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 163 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-38115	10-in.	2/25/1927	Paradise wobble	Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten ; Monette Moore	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-38116	10-in.	2/25/1927	Birmingham black bottom	Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten ; Monette Moore	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-38117	10-in.	2/25/1927	Don't you leave me here	Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten ; Monette Moore	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-57064	10-in.	11/5/1929	Plain dirt	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-57065	10-in.	11/5/1929	Gee, ain't I good to you	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-57066	10-in.	11/6/1929	I'd love it	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-57067	10-in.	11/6/1929	The way I feel today	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-57068	10-in.	11/6/1929	Miss Hannah	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-57139	10-in.	11/7/1929	Peggy	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-57140	10-in.	11/7/1929	Wherever there's a will, baby	McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; Don Redman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-63195	10-in.	11/5/1930	I want your love	McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; Dave Wilborn	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-63196	10-in.	11/5/1930	Hello	McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; Dave Wilborn	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-64605	10-in.	11/3/1930	Talk to me	McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; Don Redman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BVE-64606	10-in.	11/3/1930	Rocky road	McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; Don Redman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-64607	10-in.	11/4/1930	Laughing at life	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-64608	10-in.	11/4/1930	Never swat a fly	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-64609	10-in.	11/5/1930	After all, you're all I'm after	George Bias ; McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Victor	BVE-64610	10-in.	11/5/1930	I miss a little miss	George Bias ; McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Victor	BRC-68300	10-in.	9/8/1931	Do you believe in love at first sight?	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BRC-70237	10-in.	9/16/1931	Blues in my heart	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, songwriter
Victor	BVE-70495	10-in.	9/8/1931	Wrap up your troubles in dreams	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BVE-70529	10-in.	9/23/1931	Blues in my heart	Washboard Rhythm Kings	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-73772	10-in.	10/5/1932	Hot toddy	King Carter and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Victor	BS-73773	10-in.	10/5/1932	Jazz cocktail	King Carter and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, composer
Victor	BS-73774	10-in.	10/5/1932	Black jazz	King Carter and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director

(Results 1-25 of 163 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Benny," accessed September 24, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103374.

Carter, Benny. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103374.

"Carter, Benny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 24 September 2023.