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Friday, January 14, 2011

BENNY CARTER

Birth Name: - Bennett Lester Carter

Also known as "King"

Born:- August 8, 1907
Harlem, New York, US

Died:- July 12, 2003 at the Age 95
Los Angeles, California, US

Genres:- Swing, Big Band, Jazz

Occupations:- Musician, Bandleader, Composer, Musical Arranger

Instruments: Saxophone, Trumpet, Clarinet

Active Years:- 1920's to 1997

Labels:- Columbis, OKeh, Crown, Decca, Vocalion, Brunswick, Bluebird, Music Masters, Verve, United Artists, Norgran, Swingville, Clef

Associated Acts:- Billie Holiday, Fats Waller, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Phil Woods, Marian McPartland

Website:- www.bennycarter.com

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