Benny Carter Autographs
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career in the 1920s, he worked as an arranger, including writing charts for Fletcher Henderson's big band that shaped the swing style. He had an unusually long career that lasted into the 1990s. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was nominated for eight Grammy Awards, which included receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Carter was born in New York City in 1907. He was given piano lessons by his mother and others in the neighborhood. He played trumpet and experimented briefly with C melody saxophone before settling on alto saxophone. In the 1920s, he performed with June Clark, Billy Paige, and Earl Hines, then toured as a member of the Wilberforce Collegians, led by Horace Henderson.\nHe appeared on record for the first time in 1927 as a member of the Paradise Ten, led by Charlie Johnson. He returned to the Collegians and became their bandleader through 1929, including a performance at the Savoy Ballroom in New York City.
In his early 20s, Carter worked as arranger for Fletcher Henderson after that position was vacated by Don Redman. He had no formal education in arranging, learning by trial and error, kneeling and looking at the existing charts, "writing the lead trumpet first and the lead saxophone first—which, of course, is the hard way. It was quite some time that I did that before I knew what a score was."
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Current items with a signature of Benny Carter
These are the most current items with a signature of Benny Carter that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Benny Carter Signed 1940-1941 Vinyl Record LP Jacket Jazz Legend Autographed | $45.98 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Benny Carter
The most expensive item with a signature of Benny Carter (Morroe BERGER, Edward Berger / Benny Carter A Life in American Music Signed 1st) was sold in December 2025 for $505.00 while the cheapest item (Benny Carter signature Jazz Musician Very NICE) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2008. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2026 with an average selling price of $55.98 for an autographed item of Benny Carter. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2020 with $150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2008. In average, an autographed item from Benny Carter is worth $34.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Benny Carter were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Autograph of jazz great Benny Carter (1907-2003) | $43.00 |  |
| Autographed The Chronological Benny Carter 1933-1936 by Benny Carter (CD, 1996) | $54.62 | |
| Benny Carter American Jazz Musician Original Signed Autograph Album Page | $28.99 | |
| Benny Carter Signed 1940-1941 Vinyl Record LP Jacket Jazz Legend Autographed | $55.98 | |
| Benny Carter Signed 1940-1941 Vinyl Record LP Jacket Jazz Legend Autographed | $55.98 | |
| Benny Carter Signed 1940-1941 Vinyl Record LP Jacket Jazz Legend Autographed | $55.98 | |
| Benny Carter Signed 1940-1941 Vinyl Record LP Jacket Jazz Legend Autographed | $55.98 | |
| BENNY CARTER signed 3x5 index card Jazz Saxophonist Autograph JSA Aut | $30.00 | |
| BENNY CARTER signed 4x6.5 inch Paper JAZZ autograph InPerson LOOK | $35.00 | |
| Benny Carter Signed Autographed Page Jazz Musician Big Band Leader | $9.99 | |
| BENNY CARTER ZAZZ GREAT 8X10 AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO - LOOK! | $15.99 | |
| Jazz autographs Jimmy Lunceford / Benny Carter / Gorni Kramer etc signed postcar | $150.00 | |
| Jazz Legend BENNY CARTER Signed 8.5X11 Typed Kennedy Center Bio Autograph w/ COA | $20.95 | |
| Jazz signed autographed Benny Carter Benny Golson Health Brothers (all) | $24.99 | |
| VTG 1953 NORMAN GRANTZ JAZZ PROGRAM SIGNED BENNY CARTER FLIP PHILLIPS RAY BROWN | $69.99 | |
