Jimmy Garrison

American double bassist (1934-1976)
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Jimmy Garrison

Summary

Jimmy Garrison is a human[1]. His place of birth was Americus[2]. He was born on March 3, 1934[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on April 7, 1976[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6] and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (446 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jimmy Garrison's place of birth was Americus[2].
  • Jimmy Garrison was born in Miami[9].
  • Jimmy Garrison died in New York City[4].
  • Jimmy Garrison was born on March 3, 1934[3].
  • Jimmy Garrison died on April 7, 1976[5].
  • Jimmy Garrison held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Jimmy Garrison's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Jimmy Garrison worked as a musician[7].
  • Jimmy Garrison was employed by Wesleyan University[11].
  • Jimmy Garrison was a member of The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble[12].
  • Jimmy Garrison was a member of John Coltrane Quartet[13].
  • Jimmy Garrison is recorded as male[14].
  • Jimmy Garrison's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jimmy Garrison's genre is jazz[16].
  • Jimmy Garrison's record label is recorded as Impulse![17].
  • Jimmy Garrison's Commons category is recorded as Jimmy Garrison[18].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[19].
  • Jimmy Garrison's family name is recorded as Garrison[20].
  • Jimmy Garrison's given name is recorded as Jimmy[21].
  • Jimmy Garrison's official website is recorded as http://www.garrisonjazz.com/Jimmy_Garrison.html[22].
  • Jimmy Garrison's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Jimmy Garrison's instrument is recorded as bass[24].
  • Jimmy Garrison's instrument is recorded as double bass[25].
  • Jimmy Garrison's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Jimmy Garrison's start of work period is recorded as 1957[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: 1934-03-06[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1976-04-07[31]

  • Genre(s): free jazz, hard bop, jazz, post-bop[32]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, free jazz, hard bop, jazz, post-bop[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5af83c93-103f-433b-b759-ea3dca37315e[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Americus[2], a city in the United States[35], in United States[36] and Miami[9], a city in the United States[37], in United States[38], founded in 1825[39]. Jimmy Garrison was born on March 3, 1934[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6] and musician[7]. Among Jimmy Garrison's employers was Wesleyan University[11].

Death and Burial

Jimmy Garrison died on April 7, 1976[5]. He died in New York City[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[19].

Why It Matters

Jimmy Garrison ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (446 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Garrison born?

Jimmy Garrison was born in Americus[2].

Where did Jimmy Garrison die?

Jimmy Garrison passed away in New York City[4].

What did Jimmy Garrison do for work?

Jimmy Garrison worked as jazz musician[6] and musician[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . CONOR.SI. 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
  5. [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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    Cause of death lung cancer
    Occupation jazz musician, musician
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