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Born
1907-08-08 · 95 yrs
Died
2003-07-12
From
New York City, New York, USA
Known for
Sound
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. From the beginning of his career in the 1920s, he worked as an arranger including written charts for Fletcher Henderson's big band that shaped the swing style. He had an unusually long career that lasted into the 1990s. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was nominated for eight Grammy Awards, which included receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award. Carter was born in New York City in 1907. He was given piano lessons by his mother and others in the neighborhood. He played trumpet and experimented briefly with C-melody saxophone before settling on alto saxophone.…
1986
Earth is visited by a race of aliens, who issue an ultimatum: either peace or complete destruction.
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1972
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
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