DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone) and the Nat King Cole Trio perform "Cocktails for Two" in Los Angeles, possibly at the Bocage Hotel. Carter and Cole give an introduction at the beginning of the...
DescriptionThe Benny Carter (trumpet) and his Orchestra perform "My Guy's Come Back" with vocalist Lucy Elliot at the Trianon Ballroom in California. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast...
DescriptionVivian Blaine sings "If the Shoe Fits, Wear It," arranged by Benny Carter, for the 1943 film "Jitterbugs," produced by 20th Century Fox (TCF 219).
DescriptionThe Benny Carter Orchestra perform "Prelude to a Kiss" and "Just You, Just Me" (incomplete). Both sides of the lacquer disc are from an Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) Jubilee broadcast.
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone), accompanied by the piano performs "Love Is Cynthia," later recorded as "To Ava." The tune was performed for the film "Snows of Kilimanjaro."
DescriptionBenny Carter and the Cab Calloway Orchestra perform part two of "Body and Soul," with an alto saxophone solo by Carter. This tune was recorded on the soundstage of "Stormy Weather" but was not...
DescriptionBenny Carter and the Cab Calloway Orchestra perform part one of "Body and Soul," with an alto saxophone solo by Carter. This tune was recorded on the soundstage of "Stormy Weather" but was not...
DescriptionBenny Carter performs "Soiree" accompanied by a piano, bass, and drums. The tune was performed for the film "Snows of Kilimanjaro," but it's unclear if this tune was used in the final soundtrack.
DescriptionThis recording contains the soundtrack to "Something About Lee Wiley" for the television series "Chrysler Theater." Personnel on the soundtrack include Benny Carter (composer, arranger), Jack Sheldon...
