Carter Jefferson
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Carter Jefferson (1946 – 9 December 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Jefferson played clarinet and alto saxophone early in his career, playing in the backing bands for The Temptations, The Supremes, and Little Richard in the 1960s. In 1971, he entered New York University, and played with Mongo Santamaría and with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Between 1977 and 1980 he performed and recorded with Woody Shaw. Following this <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Carter+Jefferson
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- human
- Family name
- Jefferson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Place of death
- Kraków
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- tenor saxophone
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- date of birth
- 1945-11-30
- date of death
- 1993-12-09
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