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Benny Carter

Image

Portrait of a serious Benny Carter.

Date Published
1982
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Benny Carter

Image

Publicity photo from the side of Benny Carter playing trumpet up in the air with one hand pointing up. Carter is wearing a tuxedo with bowtie.

Date Published
November-26-1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter playing saxophone in rehearsal

Image

Benny Carter facing forward and looking to the side while playing saxophone, possibly in a rehearsal. In the background are several musicians playing...

Date Published
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter playing saxophone on stage

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Benny Carter on stage and playing saxophone on stage next to a microphone. Carter is facing forward, looking to the side, and is wearing a jacket and...

Date Published
1965
1970
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter seated by his instruments

Image

Benny Carter seated, holding music, and looking up while talking. At his feet are a trumpet, saxophone, and clarinet on stands.

Date Published
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter sitting and playing saxophone

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Benny Carter sitting on a stool or bench and playing saxophone. Carter is facing to the side and looking up.

Date Published
1943
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter wearing white suit

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Headshot of Benny Carter at an angle looking forward. Carter is wearing a white suit and black tie while holding a saxophone across his chest with one...

Date Published
1948
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter wearing white suit

Image

Publicity photo of Benny Carter leaning forward and looking to the side. Carter is wearing white suit and black tie.

Date Published
1948
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter wearing wool suit

Image

Benny Carter seated and looking forward while smiling. Carter is wearing a wool suit and holding a saxophone across his chest with one hand.

Date Published
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter with saxophone

Image

Publicity photo of Benny Carter seated at an angle and looking forward. Carter is wearing a tuxedo with bowtie and holding a saxophone in one hand on...

Date Published
November-26-1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter, Dave Dexter, Tommy Dorsey, unidentified man, and Al Jarvis on "Can You Tie That"

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Dave Dexter, Tommy Dorsey, and an unidentified man standing behind Benny Carter and Al Jarvis. All are looking at Jarvis, seated next to a KLAC...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Carter's wild pants

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Full length photo of Benny Carter leaning against signs advertising concerts, holding a bag wearing distinctive pants featuring a pattern based on...

Date Published
1975
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Dave Dexter, Coleman Hawkins, Buster Bailey, and Benny Carter

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Dave Dexter speaking with Coleman Hawkins, Buster Bailey, and Benny Carter in a studio. Dexter is looking down and holding a cigarette. Hawkins is...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dave Dexter, Leonard Feather, Benny Carter, and Milt Gabler

Image

Left to right: Dave Dexter, wearing a pinstripe suit; jazz critic, Leonard Feather; Benny Carter, wearing a light suit and talking into a microphone...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Publicity photo of Benny Carter

Image

Headshot of Benny Carter leaning forward and looking to the side. Carter is wearing a tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Unidentified musicians on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise

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Unidentified musicians performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Six musicians are playing trombone, piano, bass, drums, saxophone (possibly...

Date Published
October-1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Xavier Cugat, Benny Carter, and Dave Dexter on "Can You Tie That"

Image

Xavier Cugat, Benny Carter, two unidentified men (standing in background), and Dave Dexter seated at tables with microphones and water pitchers for...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
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Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (14)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (2)
  • Betty Crow Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (17)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (16)
  • Gelatin silver prints (16)
  • Publicity photographs (10)
  • Snapshots (6)
  • Group portraits (5)
  • Color photographs (1)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (17)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (9)
  • 1931-1940 (4)
  • 1961-1970 (1)
  • 1991-2000 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (14)
  • Jazz musicians (12)
  • Conductors (Music) (10)
  • African American men (7)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (4)
  • Saxophonists (3)
  • Clarinetists (1)
  • Cruise ships (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Keyboard players (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Tote bags (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Violinists (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Dexter, Dave (4)
  • Bailey, Buster (1)
  • Cugat, Xavier, 1900-1990 (1)
  • Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956 (1)
  • Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994 (1)
  • Gabler, Milt, 1911-2001 (1)
  • Hawkins, Coleman (1)
  • Jarvis, Al, 1910-1970 (1)
  • (-) Carter, Benny (17)

Date Published

  • 1945 (6)
  • 1935 (2)
  • 1940 (2)
  • 1940-11-26 (2)
  • 1948 (2)
  • 1950 (2)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1943 (1)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1975 (1)
  • 1982 (1)
  • 1992-10 (1)

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