Alfred Ellis

American saxophonist (1941–2021)
Person human Q562981
Alfred Ellis
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Alfred Ellis

Summary

Alfred Ellis is a human[1]. He was born in Bradenton[2]. He was born on April 21, 1941[3]. He died on September 23, 2021[4]. He worked as a composer[5], jazz musician[6], and saxophonist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alfred Ellis's place of birth was Bradenton[2].
  • Alfred Ellis was born on April 21, 1941[3].
  • Alfred Ellis died on September 23, 2021[4].
  • Alfred Ellis held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Alfred Ellis worked as a composer[5].
  • Alfred Ellis's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Alfred Ellis's professions included saxophonist[7].
  • Alfred Ellis's field of work was jazz[10].
  • Alfred Ellis's field of work was soul[11].
  • Alfred Ellis's field of work was saxophone performance[12].
  • Alfred Ellis is recorded as male[13].
  • Alfred Ellis's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Alfred Ellis's genre is jazz[15].
  • Alfred Ellis's genre is funk[16].
  • Alfred Ellis's record label is recorded as Skip Records[17].
  • Alfred Ellis's Commons category is recorded as Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis[18].
  • Alfred Ellis's family name is recorded as Ellis[19].
  • Alfred Ellis's given name is recorded as Alfred[20].
  • Alfred Ellis's given name is recorded as James[21].
  • Alfred Ellis's official website is recorded as http://www.peewee-ellis.com[22].
  • Alfred Ellis's instrument is recorded as saxophone[23].
  • Alfred Ellis's instrument is recorded as soprano saxophone[24].
  • Alfred Ellis's instrument is recorded as tenor saxophone[25].
  • Alfred Ellis's instrument is recorded as horn[26].
  • Alfred Ellis's start of work period is recorded as 1954[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1941-04-21[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021-09-23[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6fd0f3e6-e490-449a-8573-f8f1fe551c8d[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Alfred Ellis was born in Bradenton[2]. He was born on April 21, 1941[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[5], jazz musician[6], and saxophonist[7]. Fields of work include jazz[10], a music genre[35], founded in 1917[36]; soul[11], a music genre[37], founded in 1955[38]; and saxophone performance[12].

Death and Burial

Alfred Ellis died on September 23, 2021[4].

Why It Matters

Alfred Ellis ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Alfred Ellis born?

Alfred Ellis's place of birth was Bradenton[2].

What did Alfred Ellis do for work?

Alfred Ellis worked as composer[5], jazz musician[6], and saxophonist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . udiscovermusic.com. udiscovermusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . musik-sammler.de. musik-sammler.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Alfred, James
    Field of work jazz, soul, saxophone performance
    Family name Ellis
    Country of citizenship United States
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