Benny Carter
Sound · Original Music Composer · Music · Story Consultant
Born Aug 8, 1907 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1943–2003
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone.
Filmography
The Guns of Navarone (1961) — Music ArrangerAn American in Paris (1951) — Saxophonist in Cafe (uncredited) · OrchestratorPanic in the Streets (1950) — OrchestratorStormy Weather (1943) — Trumpeter (uncredited)The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) — Alto Sax Soloist (uncredited)Buck and the Preacher (1972) — Original Music ComposerHarlem Wednesday (1958) — MusicThousands Cheer (1943) — Ben CarterA Man Called Adam (1966) — Benny Carter (uncredited) · Original Music ComposerPeople, People, People (1976) — MusicFumi and the Bad Luck Foot (2005) — Story ConsultantFame Is the Name of the Game (1966) — Original Music ComposerUrbanissimo (1967) — Original Music Composer · MusicNight Without Sleep (1952) — Benny (Uncredited)The Cosmic Eye (1986) — Original Music ComposerThe Adventures of * (1957) — MusicThe Hanged Man (1964) — Original Music ComposerA Smattering of Spots (1958) — Music