Died 1976 Role Poet | Name Walter Benton Education Ohio University | |
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Books This is my beloved, Never a Greater Need | ||
Were i pygmalion or god by walter benton
Walter Benton (September 8, 1930, Los Angeles - August 14, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
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- Were i pygmalion or god by walter benton
- A Reading from Walter Bentons book This is My Beloved April 28
- As leader
- As sideman
- References
Benton first began playing saxophone as a high schooler in Los Angeles. After three years of service in the Army in the early 1950s, he played in 1954 with Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, and Clifford Brown. From 1954 to 1957 he played with Perez Prado, including on a tour of Asia. He worked with Quincy Jones in 1957 and Victor Feldman in 1958-59. He led his own group from 1959, recording under his own name in 1960 with Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Tootie Heath. That same year he worked with Max Roach and Julian Priester. In 1961 he recorded with Abbey Lincoln, Roach again, Eric Dolphy, and Slide Hampton. Later in the 1960s he worked with Gerald Wilson and John Anderson.
A. Reading from Walter Benton’s book “This is My Beloved - April 28”
As leader
As sideman
With Clifford Brown
With Quincy Jones
with Victor Feldman
With Milt Jackson
With Abbey Lincoln
With Julian Priester
With Max Roach