Carter Quote by Duke Ellington

Everybody ought to listen to Benny [Carter]. He's a whole musical education.

— Miles Davis

From the small clubs of the Harlem Renaissance where he began playing saxophone to world tours for the biggest of the big bands, Benny…

— William J. Clinton

Benny [Carter] opened the eyes of a lot of producers and studios, so that they could understand that you could go to blacks for…

— Quincy Jones

Above all else, [Benny Goodman] was a great player, one of the greatest American music has produced. He brought his absolute talent and his…

— Stanley Crouch

Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general.

— Lionel Hampton

“Keith Jarrett’s achievements and contribution are immense and unique and it is primarily the fact that he cannot be pigeonholed which has so confused…

— Ian Carr

He's not a performer, he's not a composer, he's not even a musician, but Norman Granz is Mr. Jazz.

— Oscar Peterson

Honestly, it's a blessing. Benny's [Blanco] probably one of the most talented people I know. He's just a very proactive guy when it comes…

— Tory Lanez

I love Benny Hill. He one of my favourites of aaall time. Like, the way Benny did it, he was just amazing. Just seeing…

— Snoop Dogg

I had the chance to play with Benny 'The King' Carter here in Copenhagen for three days in the Montmartre, and two days in…

— Ben Webster

Any kind of music can be written badly and it can be written wonderfully. I admire a top performer in any field.

— Jack Kirby

“one of those rare beasts, a popular twentieth-century composer. Yet such popularity soon became confined largely to the amateur realm, and while this would…

— Alain Frogley