Paul Desmond

Summary

Paul Desmond is a human^[1]. His place of birth was San Francisco^[2]. He was born on November 25, 1924^[3]. He died in New York City^[4]. He died on May 30, 1977^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], saxophonist^[7], jazz musician^[8], and recording artist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,754 views/month, #6,555 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Paul Desmond was born in San Francisco^[2].
• Paul Desmond died in New York City^[4].
• Paul Desmond was born on November 25, 1924^[3].
• Paul Desmond died on May 30, 1977^[5].
• Paul Desmond held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Paul Desmond's professions included composer^[6].
• Paul Desmond's professions included saxophonist^[7].
• Paul Desmond's professions included jazz musician^[8].
• Paul Desmond worked as a recording artist^[9].
• Paul Desmond was educated at San Francisco State University^[12].
• Paul Desmond was educated at San Francisco Polytechnic High School^[13].
• Paul Desmond is recorded as male^[14].
• Paul Desmond's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Paul Desmond's genre is jazz^[16].
• Paul Desmond's military branch is recorded as United States Army^[17].
• Paul Desmond's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[18].
• Paul Desmond's record label is recorded as CTI Records^[19].
• Paul Desmond's record label is recorded as Horizon Records^[20].
• Paul Desmond's record label is recorded as RCA Records^[21].
• Paul Desmond's discography is recorded as Paul Desmond discography^[22].
• Paul Desmond's Commons category is recorded as Paul Desmond^[23].
• The cause of death was cancer^[24].
• Paul Desmond was part of the conflict World War II^[25].
• Paul Desmond's family name is recorded as Breitenfeld^[26].
• Paul Desmond's family name is recorded as Desmond^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1924-11-25^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1977-05-30^[31]

• Genre(s): cool jazz, jazz^[32]

• Community tags: cool jazz, jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: d5bf3447-c526-4f7c-9931-4b7c80fe34de^[34]

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Origins and Family

Paul Desmond was born in San Francisco^[2]. He was born on November 25, 1924^[3].

Education

Educated at San Francisco State University^[12], a university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1899^[37] and San Francisco Polytechnic High School^[13], a high school^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1884^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], saxophonist^[7], jazz musician^[8], and recording artist^[9].

Death and Burial

Paul Desmond died on May 30, 1977^[5]. He died in New York City^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[24].

Why It Matters

Paul Desmond ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,754 views/month, #6,555 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Paul Desmond born?

Born in San Francisco^[2], Paul Desmond…

Where did Paul Desmond die?

Paul Desmond passed away in New York City^[4].

What did Paul Desmond do for work?

Paul Desmond worked as composer^[6], saxophonist^[7], jazz musician^[8], and recording artist^[9].

Where did Paul Desmond go to school?

Paul Desmond was educated at San Francisco State University^[12] and San Francisco Polytechnic High School^[13].