Benny Carter

COMPOSED AND ARRANGED BY BENNY CARTER, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Background: In 1935, Carter left the United States to play and write in Europe, and his presence there had an immediate effect on Euro...

RECORDED BY BENNY CARTER ARRANGED BY BENNY CARTER, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Background: In 1940, Benny Carter was acknowledged by the music press to be one of the leading lights on the American big...

As Recorded by Benny Carter Jazz Big Band Arrangement This brilliant bebop arrangement was written by Benny in 1948 for a broadcast on Armed Forces Radio. The big band featured tenor saxophonist Dexte...

Jazz Big Band Arrangement. Full Score, Alto Saxophone Soloist, 2 Alto Saxophones (3 total Altos), 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums This thril...

As Recorded by Benny Carter Jazz Big Band Arrangements Here is the 1933 Benny Carter classic slightly re-composed for the American Jazz Orchestra in 1986. This has the famous 1933 saxophone soli, take...

Bob Curnow has taken this great tune of Benny Carter's and scored it very much in the style of the Count Basie Orchestra. The chart is set in a slow swing tempo and is warm and soulful. There is space...

Bob took the wonderful small group recording of this fun tune (on the CD 'Jazz Giant' - Contemporary) and turned it into a very special big band arrangement. He also took Benny Carter's alto saxophone...

Anyone familiar with Benny Carter's music knows what to expect ....... the highest quality, lovely melodies or swinging tunes that lift you out of your seat. This piece is a part of the CD 'The Legend...

Sierra Music is pleased to announce the addition of another great Benny Carter composition recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on their incredible album The Legend! 'The Swizzler' is an uptempo, fas...

As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) 'Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter,' this is a medium tempoed Swing chart featuring solos for tenor saxophone, trumpet,...

As originally recorded by Count Basie on the Roulette LP (Vogue CD) 'Kansas City Suite - the Music of Benny Carter,' this is an up- tempo swing chart featuring solos for tenor saxophone, trumpet and p...

Benny Carter created a wealth of marvelous, swinging big band music, and this piece is no exception to that. As recorded on 'The Legend' by the Count Basie Orchestra, this medium-swing chart features...

One of the great Basie recording was 'The Legend,' of which all the pieces were Benny Carter originals. This chart is from that recording, and it is a wonderfully soulful piece, set in a slow swing te...

From Essential Jazz Editions, Set #3: Music of the 1930s.

From Essential Jazz Editions, Set #3: Music of the 1930s.

From Essential Jazz Editions, Set #3: Music of the 1930s.

Here is Benny Carter's great sax ensemble arrangement as recorded in 1938 with Django Reinhardt on guitar. This arrangement features 2 altos, 2 tenors, guitar, piano, bass, and drums. An open solo sec...

Arranged by Benny Carter, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof Here's Benny's great medium swing arrangement from the 'Additions to Futher Definitions' album of 1966. An open solo section has been included. Con...

Recorded by Benny Carter Arranged by Benny Carter, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof Here's Benny's great ballad arrangement from the 'Additions to Futher Definitions' album of 1966. This arrangement is not...

ECORDED BY BENNY CARTER ARRANGED BY BENNY CARTER, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Here is Benny Carter's fabulous sax ensemble arrangement recorded on the 1961 'Further Definitions' album. Contents 2 Alto...

ARRANGED BY BENNY CARTER, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF At long last, Benny Carters arrangements for saxophone ensembles are now available, authorized by Hilma Carter and the Benny Carter Estate. These c...

This arrangement was written by Benny Carter in 1960 for an upcoming record date that Peggy Lee would do with Capitol. The arrangement was recorded, but has not been issued. It is possible that Peggy...

Even when Benny Carter wasn't writing for Count Basie, many of his charts from the 1950's onward sound like they could have been written for Basie. Maybe this is because so many of Basie's arrangers (...

Symphony In Riffs is Benny Carter's most famous piece. Originally composed and arranged in the 1930's for 4 reeds and 5 brass, Benny re-scored this version for a larger band some 50 years later. Benny...

Although Movin' Uptown has some technical difficulties (range and tempo), it shouldn't present too much of a musical challenge for your students. The style and content are very similar to a number of...