Jimmy Forrest

Summary

Jimmy Forrest is a human^[1]. He was born in St. Louis^[2]. He was born on January 24, 1920^[3]. He died in Grand Rapids^[4]. He died on August 26, 1980^[5]. He worked as a saxophonist^[6] and jazz musician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Jimmy Forrest was born in St. Louis^[2].
• Jimmy Forrest died in Grand Rapids^[4].
• Jimmy Forrest was born on January 24, 1920^[3].
• Jimmy Forrest died on August 26, 1980^[5].
• Jimmy Forrest held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Jimmy Forrest's professions included saxophonist^[6].
• Jimmy Forrest's professions included jazz musician^[7].
• Jimmy Forrest is recorded as male^[10].
• Jimmy Forrest's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Jimmy Forrest's genre is jazz^[12].
• Jimmy Forrest's record label is recorded as United^[13].
• Jimmy Forrest's record label is recorded as Delmark Records^[14].
• Jimmy Forrest's family name is recorded as Forrest^[15].
• Jimmy Forrest's given name is recorded as Jimmy^[16].
• Jimmy Forrest's instrument is recorded as saxophone^[17].
• Jimmy Forrest's start of work period is recorded as 1935^[18].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[19]

• Country: US^[20]

• Began / founded: 1920-01-24^[21]

• Ended / dissolved: 1980-08-26^[22]

• Genre(s): hard bop, jazz^[23]

• Community tags: hard bop, jazz^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4e1f405d-1a77-4e67-8523-6dd16d8c2b18^[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Jimmy Forrest was born in St. Louis^[2]. He was born on January 24, 1920^[3].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

Jimmy Forrest died on August 26, 1980^[5]. He died in Grand Rapids^[4].

Why It Matters

Jimmy Forrest ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Forrest born?

Jimmy Forrest was born in St. Louis^[2].

Where did Jimmy Forrest die?

Jimmy Forrest died in Grand Rapids^[4].

What did Jimmy Forrest do for work?

Jimmy Forrest worked as saxophonist^[6] and jazz musician^[7].