DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra perform "Melancholy Lullaby" (opening & closing themes) at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio...
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone, trumpet, clarinet) and his Orchestra perform "Honeysuckle Rose" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck...
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra perform "Lady Be Good" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck (W2XE). Carter...
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra perform "China Boy" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck (WJZ).
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra perform "Plymouth Rock" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck (W2XE).
DescriptionBenny Carter (trumpet) and his Orchestra perform "Strange Enchantment" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck (WEAF).
DescriptionVocalist Peggy Lee performs "Lonely Woman," accompanied by the piano. The tune was composed by Benny Carter. Both sides of the lacquer disc are from an Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) Jubilee...
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...
DescriptionLena Horne (vocalist), Benny Carter (alto saxophone), and the Cab Calloway Orchestra perform "Stormy Weather Ballet," for the 20th Century Fox film Stormy Weather. Benny Carter arranged the final...
DescriptionVivian Blaine sings "The Moon Kissed the Mississippi," arranged by Benny Carter, for the 1943 film "Jitterbugs," produced by 20th Century Fox (TCF 220).
