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  1. Occupation (s) Musician, educator. Instrument (s) Clarinet, saxophone, flute. John Wallace Carter (September 24, 1929 – March 31, 1991) was an American jazz clarinet, saxophone, and flute player. [1] He is noted for the acclaimed Roots and Folklore series, a five-album concept album set inspired by African American life and experiences.

  2. May 21, 2018 · John Carter. Clarinetist, composer. For the Record …. Selected discography. Sources. John Carter was a leading jazz clarinetist for more than 40 years. The fusion of Carter ’ s interest in African American history and jazz composition led to one of his greatest professional accomplishments, the five-album series Roots and Folklore: Episodes in the Development of American Folk Music, during ...

  3. John Carter (1929-1991) was like the Pablo Picasso of the clarinet. As a prolific composer and clarinetist, he forged a new path for his instrument. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, he grew up with free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman. He is known for his extreme mastery of the altissimo range of the clarinet, which he extended by nearly an octave.

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  5. Apr 16, 2021 · John Carter, Bobby Bradford, Tom Williamson & Bruz Freeman recorded January 16th, 1969 in Los Angeles. (reissue, remastered) This was the debut on disc of the John Carter - Bobby Bradford Quartet (then under the cooperative name New Art Jazz Ensemble), and captures their marvelous cohesiveness, moral vibrancy, and quiet determination in equal ...

  6. The other elderly statesman of California's free jazz was Texan-born but Los Angeles-based clarinetist John Carter (1928), the founder and leader of the New Art Jazz Ensemble, who debuted playing saxophone on Seeking (january 1969). He had to wait until the 1980s before his pioneering work was widely recognized.

  7. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesCarter, John - TSHA

    Dec 1, 1994 · Carter, John (1929–1991). John Carter, jazz composer and clarinetist, was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 24, 1929. He was influenced by the music at his Baptist church and by recordings his parents owned of jazz greats, such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Cab Calloway. Carter began playing clarinet at the age of twelve; he also ...

  8. John Wallace Carter, born 24 September 1929 and died 31 March 1991, was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophone player, and flute player. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas and played in the 1940s with Charles Moffett and Ornette Coleman. Carter’s base was on the West Coast from 1961.