Cecil Payne

American jazz saxophonist (1922–2007)
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Cecil Payne

Summary

Cecil Payne is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on December 14, 1922[3]. He passed away in New Jersey[4]. He died on November 27, 2007[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6] and saxophonist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Cecil Payne's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].
  • Born in New York City[9], Cecil Payne…
  • Cecil Payne passed away in New Jersey[4].
  • Cecil Payne was born on December 14, 1922[3].
  • Cecil Payne died on November 27, 2007[5].
  • Cecil Payne died on November 17, 2007[10].
  • Cecil Payne held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Cecil Payne is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Cecil Payne worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • Cecil Payne worked as a saxophonist[7].
  • Cecil Payne was educated at Boys and Girls High School[13].
  • Cecil Payne is recorded as male[14].
  • Cecil Payne's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Cecil Payne's genre is jazz[16].
  • Cecil Payne's record label is recorded as Delmark Records[17].
  • Cecil Payne's Commons category is recorded as Cecil Payne[18].
  • The cause of death was prostate cancer[19].
  • Cecil Payne's family name is recorded as Payne[20].
  • Cecil Payne's given name is recorded as Cecil[21].
  • Cecil Payne's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Cecil Payne's instrument is recorded as saxophone[23].
  • Cecil Payne's instrument is recorded as flute[24].
  • Cecil Payne's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[25].
  • Cecil Payne's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].

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[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1922-12-14[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2007-11-27[30]

  • Genre(s): bebop, hard bop, jazz[31]

  • Community tags: bebop, hard bop, jazz[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 783132e6-fed7-40b6-9173-aa7e82e7d953[33]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Brooklyn[2], a borough of New York City[34], in United States[35], founded in 1634[36] and New York City[9], a global city[37], in United States[38], founded in 1624[39]. Cecil Payne was born on December 14, 1922[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Education

Cecil Payne's education included a stint at Boys and Girls High School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6] and saxophonist[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include November 27, 2007[5] and November 17, 2007[10]. Cecil Payne died in New Jersey[4]. The cause of death was prostate cancer[19].

Why It Matters

Cecil Payne ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Cecil Payne born?

Cecil Payne was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did Cecil Payne die?

Cecil Payne passed away in New Jersey[4].

What did Cecil Payne do for work?

Cecil Payne worked as jazz musician[6] and saxophonist[7].

Where did Cecil Payne go to school?

Cecil Payne was educated at Boys and Girls High School[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . boston.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Cecil
    Ethnic group African Americans
    Family name Payne
    Country of citizenship United States
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