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HW Shop: A Salue To Benny Carter Signed By Miles Davis, Benny Carter, James Williams, Whit Browne And Chris Carter

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Six jazz greats signed a program saluting Benny Carter. The program is inscribed and signed by “Miles Davis,” “Benny Carter,” “To Ed: Best wishes James Williams,” “To Ed: Best Regards Whit Browne,” “Chris Carter” and others. Continue reading

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Happy Birthday To Harlemite and Jazz Man Benny Carter

Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Continue reading

From Duke to Satchmo: Charles ‘Teenie’ Harris captures Harlem’s history

He was known as ‘One Shot Harris’. Charles ‘Teenie’ Harris earned the nickname because he often captured his most moving images in his first take. Continue reading