Benny Carter

Popular Tracks

A Foggy Day on Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions by Benny Carter & Oscar Peterson

The Midnight Sun Will Never Set on Further Definitions by Benny Carter

Honeysuckle Rose on Further Definitions by Benny Carter

Honeysuckle Rose on Djangologie Vol.4 / 1937 by Django Reinhardt

Studio Talk; Prelude To A Kiss #2 on The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945 - 1959 by Billie Holiday

Doozy - 1966 Album Version on Additions To Further Definitions by Benny Carter

My Blue Heaven on Swingin' The '20s by Benny Carter

Body And Soul on Further Definitions by Benny Carter

Christmas In New Orleans on Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule by Louis Armstrong

Sugar on Skyline Drive and Towards by Benny Carter

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Live In Amsterdam 1960	Jazz At The Philharmonic Featuring Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter And Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Stan Getz, J.J. Johnson	2018	Album
The Warren Vaché Quintet Remembers Benny Carter	The Warren Vaché Quintet, Benny Carter, Houston Person, Nicki Parrott, Tardo Hammer, Leroy Williams	2015	Album
Benny Carter With The Chocolate Dandies	Benny Carter With The Chocolate Dandies	2015	Compil.
Seven Classic Albums	Benny Carter	2014	Compil.
My Jazz Collection 19	Benny Carter	2014	Album
My Jazz Collection 18	Benny Carter	2014	Album
Four Classic Albums Plus	Benny Carter	2012	Compil.
Further Definitions + Jazz Giant	Benny Carter	2012	Compil.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Volume Three	Lyn Murray, Leonard Rosenman, Lalo Schifrin, Benny Carter	2012	Compil.
They All Had Rhythm ~ '45 - '46	Benny Carter, Jimmy Mundy, Gerald Wilson	2012	Compil.
Plays Cole Porter's Can-Can And Anything Goes	Benny Carter	2009	Album
Waltzing The Blues	Benny Carter	2007	Compil.
Lazy Afternoon	Benny Carter	2007	Compil.
Royal Garden Blues	Benny Carter	2005	Compil.
Jazz Masters Series [Jazz at The Smithsonian]	Benny Carter	2005	Album
Norman Granz' Jazz In Montreux Presents Benny Carter '77	Benny Carter	2004	Album
The Formidable Mr. Benny Carter	Benny Carter	2004	Single
The Music Master	Benny Carter	2004	Compil.
These Foolish Things	Benny Carter	2004	Compil.
Live At The Smithsonian	Benny Carter	2003	Album
Master Lessons	Benny Carter	2003	Compil.
Sketches On Standards	Benny Carter & The Oscar Peterson Trio	2002	Compil.
Julia Lee And Her Boyfriends	Julia Lee, Benny Carter, Vic Dickenson, Jay McShann, Red Norvo	2001	Compil.
The Alternate Takes In Chronological Order 1936-1940 Volume 1	Benny Carter	2001	Compil.
Love For Sale	Benny Carter	2000	Compil.
Central Avenue Sounds, Jazz In Los Angeles (1921-1956)	Wardell Gray, Nat King Cole, Dexter Gordon, Jelly Roll Morton, T-Bone Walker, Art Tatum, Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, Gerald Wilson, Benny Carter	1999	Compil.
Echoes Of Harlem Big Bands: The Complete Capitol Sessions	Benny Carter, Cootie Williams	1999	Compil.
Benny Carter And The Jazz Giants	Benny Carter	1998	Compil.
All Of Me	Benny Carter	1998	Compil.
American Love Songs	The Jim Cullum Jazz Band With Benny Carter, Nina Ferro, Dick Hyman, Joe Williams, Carol Woods	1997	Album
Songbook Volume II	Benny Carter	1997	Album
New York Nights	Benny Carter	1997	Album
Songbook	Benny Carter	1997	Album
Benny Carter: Legends	Benny Carter	1997	Album
Further Definitions: The Complete Further Definitions Sessions	Benny Carter	1997	Album
Jazz Profile: Benny Carter	Benny Carter	1997	Compil.
Another Time, Another Place	Benny Carter ,& Phil Woods	1996	Album
New Jazz Sounds: The Urbane Sessions	Benny Carter	1996	Compil.
Journey To Next	Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones	1996	Compil.
Jazz & Blues Collection	Benny Carter	1996	Compil.
Benny Carter Plays Pretty, Album #1	Benny Carter	1995	Single
Best of Benny Carter	Benny Carter	1995	Compil.
Frenesi: Quintet Sessions 1946-1954	Benny Carter	1995	Compil.
Benny Carter	Benny Carter	1995	Compil.
Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions	Benny Carter	1994	Compil.
Great Moments in Jazz Vol.2: Alto Masters	Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Willie Smith	1994	Album
The Tatum-Carter-Bellson Trio Album # 3	Art Tatum, Benny Carter, Louis Bellson	1994	Single
Elegy In Blue	Benny Carter	1994	Album
Volume 3 - 1933-1934	Benny Carter	1993	Compil.
Benny Carter In Europe	Benny Carter	1993	Compil.
An Introduction To Benny Carter - His Best Recordings 1929-1940	Benny Carter	1993	Compil.
Harlem Renaissance	Benny Carter	1992	Album
Benny Carter	Benny Carter	1992	Compil.
Volume 2 - 1931-1933	Benny Carter	1992	Compil.
Jazz The Essential Collection Vol. 4	Benny Goodman, Benny Carter, Lionel Hampton, Django Reinhardt, Billie Holiday	1991	Compil.
The Various Facets Of A Genious	Benny Carter	1991	Compil.
All That Jazz - Live At Princeton	Benny Carter	1991	Album
All Of Me	Benny Carter	1991	Compil.
More Cookin'	Benny Carter	1991	Album
3, 4, 5, The Verve Small Group Sessions	Benny Carter	1991	Compil.
Symphony In Riffs	Benny Carter	1990	Compil.
My Man Benny, My Man Phil	Benny Carter / Phil Woods	1990	Album
Re Bop Boogie	Benny Carter	1990	Compil.
Marian McPartland Plays The Benny Carter Songbook	Marian McPartland, Benny Carter	1990	Album
Cookin' At Carlos I	Benny Carter	1990	Album
The Greatest Of The Small Bands Vol. 2	Coleman Hawkins - Lucky Thompson, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie - Benny Carter	1989	Compil.
My Kind Of Trouble	Benny Carter	1989	Album
Benny Carter	Benny Carter	1989	Compil.
Montreux Jazz Festival Vol 6 - Two Saxes	Benny Carter, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis	1989	Album
Jammin' The Blues	Coleman Hawkins & Benny Carter Feat. Teddy Wilson, Bob Cranshaw, Louis Bellson	1989	Album
Three Great Swing Saxophones	Coleman Hawkins / Ben Webster / Benny Carter	1989	Compil.
Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra / Benny Carter &His Orchestra 1940	Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter	1988	Compil.
The Late Forties	Benny Carter	1988	Compil.
More Cookin'	Benny Carter	1988	Album
In The Mood For Swing	Benny Carter	1988	Album
The Early Forties	Benny Carter	1988	Compil.
Alone Together + Cosmopolite	Benny Carter With The Oscar Peterson Quartet	1988	Compil.
Featuring Benny Carter	Claude Tissendier / Saxomania Featuring Benny Carter	1988	Album
The Complete Benny Carter	Benny Carter, Arnold Ross Quintet	1987	Compil.
Central City Sketches (World Premiere Recording)	The American Jazz Orchestra / Benny Carter	1987	Album
The Benny Carter Collection	Benny Carter	1987	Compil.
Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson	Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson	1987	Album
Sarah Vaughan With Count Basie & Benny Carter	Sarah Vaughan with Count Basie & Benny Carter	1986	Compil.
Benny Carter	Benny Carter	1986	Compil.
Swing Reunion	Teddy Wilson, Benny Carter, Red Norvo, Louis Bellson, Remo Palmieri, George Duvivier, Freddie Green	1985	Album
A Gentleman And His Music	Benny Carter	1985	Album
The Uncollected Benny Carter And His Orchestra -1944	Benny Carter	1985	Album
Coleman Hawkins & Benny Carter	Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter	1985	Compil.
The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band Era 49/50	Benny Carter, Alvino Rey, Harlan Leonard, Phil Harris, Ray Anthony	1983	Compil.
Jazz Masters Of The Sax	Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges	1983	Compil.
Skyline Drive	Arne Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg And The Swedamerican All Stars Featuring Benny Carter	1983	Album
The Gentleman Of Jazz 1940-1941	Benny Carter	1982	Album
Benny Carter 1945 Plus The Metronome All-Stars	Benny Carter Plus Metronome All Stars	1982	Compil.
Street Of Dreams	Benny Carter	1981	Album
Los Grandes Del Jazz 26	Harry "The Hipster" Gibson, Cecil Gant, Benny Carter	1981	Album
Giants Of Jazz: Benny Carter	Benny Carter	1980	Compil.
Big Bands Uptown 1931-1940	Don Redman, Claude Hopkins, Benny Carter	1980	Compil.
Benny Carter	Benny Carter	1980	Compil.
Jazz Off The Air Vol. 4	Cab Calloway And His Orchestra, Ike Quebec, Illinois Jacquet, Benny Carter, Jonah Jones, Hilton Jefferson, Tyree Glenn	1980	Compil.
The Best Of	Benny Carter	1980	Compil.
Benny Carter (1928 - 1952)	Benny Carter	1979	Compil.
Benny On The Coast	Benny Carter	1978	Album
Benny And The Hawk On The Loose In Europe Vol.4	Benny Carter And Coleman Hawkins	1978	Compil.
'Live And Well In Japan!	Benny Carter	1978	Album
Benny And The Hawk On The Loose In Europe Vol.2	Benny Carter And Coleman Hawkins	1977	Compil.
Benny And The Hawk On The Loose In Europe Vol.1	Benny Carter And Coleman Hawkins	1977	Compil.
Benny And The Hawk On The Loose In Europe Vol. 3	Benny Carter And Coleman Hawkins	1977	Compil.
Benny And The Hawk On The Loose In Europe Vol. 5	Benny Carter And Coleman Hawkins	1977	Compil.
The King	Benny Carter	1976	Album
Carter, Gillespie, Inc.	Benny Carter & Dizzy Gillespie	1976	Album
Sessions, Live	Terry Gibbs, Benny Carter And Pete Jolly	1976	Album
The Charlie Parker Sides - Norman Granz' Jam Session	Charlie Parker / Benny Carter / Johnny Hodges	1976	Compil.
The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vols. 1 y 2	Art Tatum, Benny Carter, Louis Bellson	1975	Album
The Tatum Group Masterpieces Vol. 1	Art Tatum / Benny Carter / Louis Bellson	1975	Album
The Tatum Group Masterpieces Vol. 2	Art Tatum / Benny Carter / Louis Bellson	1975	Album
Benny Carter In Hollywood - Live Sessions 1943/1945	Benny Carter	1975	Compil.
The Tatum Group Masterpieces	Art Tatum, Louis Bellson, Benny Carter, Red Callender, Buddy DeFranco, Bill Douglass, Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge, Lionel Hampton, Jo Jones, Barney Kessel, Buddy Rich, John Simmons, Alvin Stoller, Ben Webster	1975	Compil.
Benny Carter	Benny Carter	1973	Compil.
Sessions At Midnight	Benny Carter	1972	Album
Big Band Bounce	Benny Carter & Cootie Williams	1972	Compil.
KPM 157A-162B	Benny Carter / Steve Race	1970	Album
Benny Carter	Benny Carter	1970	Single
Big Bands Uptown Volume 1 (1931 - 1943)	Don Redman, Claude Hopkins, Benny Carter, Lucky Millinder	1969	Compil.
1933	Benny Carter	1969	Compil.
Swing, 1946	Benny Carter / Gene Sedric / Jonah Jones	1968	Compil.
The Early Benny Carter	Benny Carter	1968	Album
Autumn Leaves	Benny Carter	1967	Album
Additions To Further Definitions	Benny Carter	1966	Album
A Man Called Adam	Benny Carter Featuring The Voices Of Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong And Mel Tormé	1966	Album
Vinho Verde / Easy Go	Benny Carter, Steve Race, Group Ten Players	1964	Album
With The Ramblers And His Orchestra 1937	Benny Carter With The Ramblers And Benny Carter And His Orchestra	1964	Compil.
The Music Of	Duke Ellington, Benny Carter, Jimmy Dorsey, Una Mae Carlisle	1964	Compil.
Benny Carter In Paris	Benny Carter	1963	Album
BBB & Co.	Benny Carter With Ben Webster & Barney Bigard	1962	Album
Visages Du Jazz N°6	Benny Carter, The Chocolate Dandies	1960	Compil.
The Benny Carter Jazz Calendar	Benny Carter	1960	Album
Stringin' Along (Twilight Jazz With String Presentation)	Bill Holman, Benny Carter, Jack Montrose, Calvin Jackson	1958	Album
Makin' Whoopee	Art Tatum, Benny Carter, Louis Bellson	1958	Album
The Fabulous Benny Carter Band	Benny Carter	1958	Album
Jazz Giant	Benny Carter	1958	Album
The Urbane Jazz Of Roy Eldridge And Benny Carter	Roy Eldridge And Benny Carter	1957	Album
Cosmopolite	Benny Carter	1956	Album
Cosmopolite	Benny Carter	1955	Single
The Tatum - Carter - Bellson Trio, Album #1	Art Tatum / Benny Carter / Louis Bellson	1955	Single
New Jazz Sounds	Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris	1955	Album
The Tatum-Carter-Bellson Trio Album #2	Art Tatum / Benny Carter / Louis Bellson	1955	Single
Plays Pretty	Benny Carter	1955	Album
The Tatum-Carter-Bellson Trio	Art Tatum / Benny Carter / Louis Bellson	1955	Album
Harlem In The Twenties Volume 2	Charlie Johnson & His Paradise Band	1954	Compil.
The Urbane Mr. Carter	Benny Carter	1954	Album
The Urbane Mr. Carter	Benny Carter	1954	Single
The Urbane Mr. Carter	Benny Carter	1954	Single
The Formidable Benny Carter	Benny Carter	1954	Album
Cosmopolite	Benny Carter	1953	Album
Black Bottom / I'll Never Give In	Benny Carter Met The Ramblers	1937	Album
The Man I Love / Drop In Next Time You're Passing	Elisabeth Welch And Her Swing Quartet With Benny Carter	1936	Album
Waltzing The Blues / Tiger Rag	Benny Carter And His Orchestra Featuring Benny Carter	1936	Album
Swingin' At Maida Vale / Nightfall	Benny Carter And His Orchestra Featuring Benny Carter	1936	Album
These Foolish Things / Swingin' The Blues	Benny Carter And His Orchestra Featuring Benny Carter	1936	Album
Just A Mood / When Day Is Done	Benny Carter And His Orchestra Featuring Benny Carter	1936	Album
Masters Of Jazz - Black Bottom	Benny Carter		Album
Art Tatum & His Friends Vol.I	Art Tatum With Benny Carter & Louis Bellson		Compil.
Alto Artistry 1944	Benny Carter, Pete Brown, Willie Smith		Compil.
Benny Carter In Hollywood 1943-46	Benny Carter		Compil.
Verve Jazz No. 4	Ben Webster With Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins		Compil.
The Urbane Jazz Of Roy Eldridge And Benny Carter	Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter, Bruce MacDonald, Alvin Stoller, John Simmons		Album
The Deluxe Recordings Vol. 1 1946	Benny Carter		Compil.
Benny Carter 1933/39	Benny Carter		Compil.
Capitol Presents	Sam Donahue And Benny Carter		Album
All Of Me / The Sheik Of Araby	Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins' All Star Octet		Album
Memphis Blues / Bugle Call Rag	Benny Carter Med Kai Ewans Og Hans Orkester		Album
The Three C's	Benny Carter / Bill Coleman / Henri Chaix		Compil.
Swingin' The Blues / I Can't Get Started	Benny Carter + Henri Chaix		Single
Henri Chaix Piano Workshop / Benny Carter + Henri Chaix And His Orchestra	Henri Chaix / Benny Carter		Album
Swinging The Blues	Benny Carter		Compil.
Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter	Billy Eckstine . Benny Carter . Helen Merrill		Album
Some of These Days / Gloaming	Benny Carter Med Sonora Swing Band		Album
The Great swing bands of the ‘40’s	Jimmie Lunceford, Les Brown, Tommy Dorsey, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Harry James, Sam Donahue, Jack Teagarden, Woody Herman, Charlie Barnet, Benny Carter, Boyd Raeburn, Jimmy Mundy		Compil.
Benny Carter's Jubilee	Benny Carter		Album
Swing Sessions 6 - 1946	Louis Armstrong, Benny Carter, Gene Sedric, Billy Taylor		Compil.
MP3 Collection	Benny Carter		Album
Recorded 1943	Benny Carter		Single

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