Sunday, April 26, 2015

Easy Listening or a Sunday Afternoon

Benny Carter....




From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Carter

Benny Carter
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Benny Carter
Background information
Birth name Bennett Lester Carter
Also known as King
Born August 8, 1907
Harlem, New York, United States
Died July 12, 2003 (aged 95)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Swing, big band, jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, bandleader, composer, musical arranger
Instruments Saxophone, trumpet, clarinet
Years active 1920s–1997
Labels Columbia, OKeh, Crown, Decca, Vocalion, Brunswick, Bluebird, Music Masters, Verve, United Artist, 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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