[Dixielandjazz] Benny Carter show on RWJ

[Marek Boym]

I don't know how much trumpet he played in later years, but when he
did, he was among the best.  Although I had records of Carter on
trumpet, the ywere old, and hence - the solos were short.  I was
therefore extremly surprised when I heard him do it live in the
1970's, and that was before that fantastic Armstrong tribute
I believe I have heard Carter with the Jim Cullum band, and I assume
I'll listen to the current Carter show.
Cheers

>After alerting Jim and Margaret to the article, Benny was
> contacted and he appeared on the show. John Sheridan wrote some really
> fine arrangements (which Benny enjoyed) of his big tunes like "When
> Lights Are Low," "All That Jazz," "Symphony in Riffs," etc.
>
> Well, more than 10 years later, after Carter's passing, we got Ed
> Berger of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers (and Carter's
> manager and biographer) to give an interview about Carter's RWJ
> appearance. He had some interesting things to say, especially about
> the place the broadcast itself had in jazz history.
>
> By the way, Carter recorded an iconic version of "More Than You Know"
> on trumpet in the '30s and considered himself primarily a trumpet
> player. Not bad for a guy who practically invented saxophone section
> writing single-handedly.
>
> You can stream this show now at http://riverwalkjazz.org.
>
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