Lou Carter

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Lou Carter
Background information
Birth nameLouis Carter
Born(1918-09-15)September 15, 1918
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedSeptember 25, 2005(2005-09-25) (aged 87)
Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Piano
LabelsArbors, Chesky

Louis Carter (September 15, 1918 – September 25, 2005) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and songwriter.[1][2][3] He had a long yet low-profile career.

Biography

Carter played in various big bands, especially those led by Jimmy Dorsey and Glenn Gray. In 1946, he founded the trio "The Soft Winds" together with Herb Ellis and Johnny Frigo.[4][5] The group recorded on the Majestic and Mercury labels and wrote a number of hits, among them are "I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out" and "Detour Ahead".[6][7] The latter became the jazz standard and was played by such prominent musicians as Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald,[8] Irene Kral, Stan Getz, and Woody Herman.

After the trio disbanded in 1950,[9] Carter was a sideman for various bands and worked on two of Buck Clayton's studio albums. A reunion of the Soft Winds occurred during the 1995 Floating Jazz Festival. The double album Then and Now...: The Soft Winds, 1946–1996 was released. The album included previously unreleased radio recordings from 1947 to 1948 and 11 new tracks.[10]

A longtime resident of

Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

  • How Deep Is Which Ocean? (1960)
  • Louie Writes Again (1958)
  • Louie's Love Songs (1957)

Songs

References

  1. ^ Berg, Chuck (December 1994). "Johhny Frigo". JazzTimes. JazzTimes, Inc.: 16. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ^ Shemin, Craig (1 October 2022). Sam and Friends - The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show. BearManor Media. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ISBN 978-0-7864-8556-7
    . Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ISBN 978-0-19-988640-1
    . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. ^ "The Soft Winds Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ISBN 978-1-4766-2547-8
    . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ISBN 978-0-313-29031-2
    . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  8. ISBN 978-0-7864-5039-8
    . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. ^ "THE SOFT WINDS". JazzMusicArchives.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  10. ^ Yanow, Scott. "The Soft Winds - Then and Now: The Soft Winds, 1946-1996 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. Newspapers.com
    . "A Mass for Louis Carter, 87, of Bloomfield was offered Sept. 28 in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Bloomfield, after the funeral from the Biondi Funeral Home of Nutley. Mr. Carter died Sept. 25 in Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge.... Born in Newark, he lived in Bloomfield for 41 years."
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