Alto saxophonist, born Bennet Lester Carter, in New York City, USA. Although also a trumpeter and clarinetist, it was the warm tone of the alto saxophone that set the swing era style. He was among the outstanding early writers of big band arrangements, composing for the Fletcher Henderson and Benny Goodman orchestras, among others. He led big bands of his own, though none gained particular recognition. A spell in London in 1936 as musical director of the Henry Hall Orchestra had significant influence on the development of British jazz. He was composer-in-residence to the first Glasgow Jazz Festival in 1987. 1933 Benny Carter 1933Albums 1937 Honeysuckle Rose (with Coleman Hawkins and Django Reinhardt)Singles 1937 Crazy Rhythm (with Coleman and Reinhardt)Singles 1940 When Lights Are Low 1945 Somebody Loves MeAlbums 1946 The Deluxe RecordingsAlbums 1952 New Jazz SoundsAlbums 1952 CosmopoliteAlbums 1952 The Formidable Benny CarterAlbums 1955 Session At MidnightAlbums 1957 Jazz GiantAlbums 1958 Swinging The TwentiesAlbums 1958 /9 AspectsAlbums 1961 Further DefinitionsAlbums 1962 B.B.B. & CoAlbums 1976 Benny Carter & Dizzy GillespieAlbums 1976 The KingAlbums 1977 Benny Carter 4Albums 1977 Live And Well In JapanAlbums 1980 Summer SerenadeAlbums 1980 Gentlemen Of SwingAlbums 1982 Skyline DriveAlbums 1987 Benny Carter's All StarsAlbums 1987 American Jazz OrchestraAlbums 1988 Meets Oscar PetersonAlbums All I Ever Do Is Worry