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1. Benny Carter and the American Jazz Orchestra - Rehearsal/Recording Session Photos () by Ed Berger: Set 1 Set 2: Take the Jazz Quiz and test your jazz knowledge! Summer Serenade: The Music of Benny Carter, concert at the 92nd St. Y, NYC, July 21, New CD by Deborah Pearl now available: Souvenir of You - New Lyrics to Benny Carter.

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2. Carter donated his archives to the museum in —and this year's poster features a photograph from the Benny Carter Collection, now housed in the museum's Archives schichohprinycsmidagearripbiosmackidscer.xyzinfo've dug through his archives, notes, and photographs to bring you three interesting facts that you should know about Benny Carter, just in time for Jazz Appreciation Month.

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3. 1. Benny Carter may be the only musician to have recorded music on a horn in the s and surfed his own website in the s. Carter recorded, composed, and performed music for eight decades. His mother taught him how to play piano at an early age, but he was quickly drawn to the trumpet. Aiming to buy a trumpet, the young musician saved for.

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4. When I toured with his big band in the early ’90’s, I became familiar with many of his wonderful compositions that he had arranged. I have received two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts to record some of his music. In , Enja Records released Mel Martin Plays Benny Carter that was comprised of two sessions. One was a.

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5. Saxophonist/composer Benny Carter was born in New York City on August 8, The first and probably the most all encompassing of the multi-instrumentalists of jazz, he has been recognized as a competent pianist and guitarist, an able trombonist, an excellent trumpeter, a clarinet virtuoso, and on saxophone one of the most influential formulators of style in jazz history.

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6. Apr 18,  · Personnel and Recording Dates: (A) Benny Carter And His Orchestra: Benny carter (tp, as, Idr, arr); Lincoln Mills, Louis Bacon or Joe Thomas, Archie Johnson.

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7. AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Due to his being such a talented altoist, arranger and occasional trumpeter for seven decades, it is often forgotten that Benny Carter wrote some worthy songs along the way The ambitious program includes five Carter songs that were receiving their world premiere; in addition Carter also wrote or co-wrote the lyrics to nine of the pieces.

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8. CD: Jazz Unlimited (Benny Carter and His Orchestra: The Radio Years, ) NOTE: These recordings were played for Kenny Washington who believes the drummer is Buddy Rich. Rich was known to be with Carter’s orchestra at this time. ca. April Los Angeles (AFRS Jubilee #20) BENNY CARTER AND HIS ORCHESTRA.

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