BENNY WATERS

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Until his death at the age of 96, Benny Waters was not only the second oldest active jazz musician (to Eubie Blake who made it to 100) but a powerful altoist who would be considered impressive if he were only 50. Waters' personal history covered virtually the entire history of recorded jazz, although he never really became a major name. He worked with Charlie Miller from 1918-1921, studied at the New England Conservatory, and became a teacher; one of his students was Harry Carney, remarkably. Waters played, arranged for, and recorded with Charlie Johnson's Paradise Ten (1925-1932), an underrated group that also for a time included Benny Carter and Jabbo Smith. Waters, who was primarily a tenor saxophonist and an occasional clarinetist during this period, was influenced to an extent by Coleman Hawkins, and he recorded with both Clarence Williams and King Oliver in the 1920s. During the next two read more...
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BENNY WATERS Night-Session In Swing and Dixieland album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Night-Session In Swing and Dixieland
Swing 1968
BENNY WATERS Many Faces of Benny Waters album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Many Faces of Benny Waters
Swing 1970
BENNY WATERS Blue Waters (aka Benny Waters & Traditional Jazz Studio aka I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 9) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blue Waters (aka Benny Waters & Traditional Jazz Studio aka I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 9)
Swing 1976
BENNY WATERS When You're Smiling album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
When You're Smiling
Swing 1980
BENNY WATERS On the Sunny Side of the Street (aka Hurry on Down) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
On the Sunny Side of the Street (aka Hurry on Down)
Swing 1981
BENNY WATERS Benny Waters - Freddy Randall Jazz Band album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Benny Waters - Freddy Randall Jazz Band
Swing 1989
BENNY WATERS Swinging Again album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Swinging Again
Swing 1993
BENNY WATERS 1965 All Star Jam Session album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
1965 All Star Jam Session
Swing 1995

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BENNY WATERS From Paradise (Small's) to Shangri-La album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
From Paradise (Small's) to Shangri-La
Swing 1987
BENNY WATERS Plays Songs Of Love album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plays Songs Of Love
Swing 1993
BENNY WATERS Birdland Birthday - Live At 95 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Birdland Birthday - Live At 95
Hard Bop 1997
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Live At The Pawnshop
Swing 2001

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BENNY WATERS Benny Waters & Bill Coleman: 1972-1979 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Benny Waters & Bill Coleman: 1972-1979
Swing 1996

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