CARNEY, HARRY HOWELL. Jazz saxophonist ( in Boston, Massachusetts; in New York, New York). As a child he played piano, then clarinet, and finally alto saxophone. He began playing with a local band when he was thirteen; thereafter he played with various groups, including
Charlie Holmes
and
Stanley (Fess
) Williams
, then joined
Edward (Duke
) Ellington
(1927-74). After Ellington's death he played for a short period in the band under Mercer Ellington's...