Benny Moten
Clarence Lemont 'Benny' Moten (born November 30, 1916 in New York , † March 27, 1977 ) was an American jazz bassist .
Live and act
Moten first played in 1941 with Hot Lips Page and Jerry Jerome , then from 1942 to 1949 with Henry Red Allen and Eddie South . In the 1950s he worked at Stuff Smith , Ivory Joe Hunter, Arnett Cobb, and Ella Fitzgerald and Wilbur De Paris . For the next decade he worked at Buster Bailey , Dakota Staton , Roy Eldridge and later again at Red Allen. He also recorded with Rosetta Tharpe and JC Higginbotham .
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 5th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-15-010464-5 .
Web links
- Benny Moten at Answers.com
- Benny Moten at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Moten, Benny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moten, Clarence Lemont |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1977 |