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Benny Carter

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American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1907 to 2003 · aged 95
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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.

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1987Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1978Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
National Medal of Arts
Paul Acket Award
Library of Congress Living Legend
Kennedy Center Honors
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
NEA Jazz Masters

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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.

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United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1907 to 2003 · aged 95
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