Benny Carter
- MatchBenny Carter
- 100%Coleman Hawkins
- 96%Ben Webster
- 78%Jack Teagarden
- 71%Lester Young
- 69%Lionel Hampton
- 64%Roy Eldridge
- 61%Fletcher Henderson
- 61%Scott Hamilton
- 58%Teddy Wilson
- 57%Johnny Hodges
Biography
Bennett Lester Carter, 8 August 1907, New York City, New York, USA, d. 12 July 2003, Los Angeles, California, USA. Carter was born and raised in the area of New York known as San Juan Hill, a tough neighbourhood. His working-class parents encouraged their children to take up music and Carter and his two sisters received piano tuition from their mother, Sadie Bennett Carter. A cousin, Theodore Cuban Bennett, was a well-known trumpeter in New York jazz clubs in the 20s, while another... Read more