name

Benny Carter, Saxophone

dates

b. August 08, 1907; d. July 12, 2003

birth place

New York, NY

description

He also excelled on the trumpet and particularly as a composer-arranger. An elegantly swinging alto saxophonist, he has enjoyed one of the longest, richest careers in jazz history as both large and small bandleader and collaborator.

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