Benny Carter

BENNY CARTER d2003. 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 written 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 1980-90s, he was nominated for eight Grammy Awards which included receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award. He died in Los Angeles aged 95 on July 12th 2003