Philly Joe Jones

American jazz drummer (1923–1985)
Person human Q709873
Philly Joe Jones
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Philly Joe Jones

Summary

Philly Joe Jones is a human[1]. He was born in Philadelphia[2]. He was born on July 15, 1923[3]. He died in Philadelphia[4]. He died on August 30, 1985[5]. He worked as a drummer[6], jazz musician[7], and percussionist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (843 views/month, #7,061 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Philly Joe Jones's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].
  • Philly Joe Jones died in Philadelphia[4].
  • Philly Joe Jones was born on July 15, 1923[3].
  • Philly Joe Jones died on August 30, 1985[5].
  • Philly Joe Jones held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Philly Joe Jones is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Philly Joe Jones worked as a drummer[6].
  • Philly Joe Jones worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Philly Joe Jones worked as a percussionist[8].
  • Philly Joe Jones's field of work was jazz[12].
  • Philly Joe Jones is recorded as male[13].
  • Philly Joe Jones's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Philly Joe Jones's genre is jazz[15].
  • Philly Joe Jones's genre is bebop[16].
  • Philly Joe Jones's record label is recorded as Riverside[17].
  • Philly Joe Jones's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records[18].
  • Philly Joe Jones's Commons category is recorded as Philly Joe Jones[19].
  • Philly Joe Jones's family name is recorded as Jones[20].
  • Philly Joe Jones's official website is recorded as http://www.phillyjoejones.com/[21].
  • Philly Joe Jones's instrument is recorded as drum kit[22].
  • Philly Joe Jones's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[23].
  • Philly Joe Jones's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Philly Joe Jones'}[24].
  • Philly Joe Jones's different from is recorded as Jo Jones[25].

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[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1923-07-15[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1985-08-30[29]

  • Genre(s): bebop, hard bop, jazz, post-bop[30]

  • Community tags: bebop, hard bop, jazz, post-bop[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 53717b9b-62ab-4d83-94dd-e559164e10dc[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Philly Joe Jones's place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on July 15, 1923[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include drummer[6], jazz musician[7], and percussionist[8]. Philly Joe Jones's field of work was jazz[12].

Death and Burial

Philly Joe Jones died on August 30, 1985[5]. He passed away in Philadelphia[4].

Why It Matters

Philly Joe Jones ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (843 views/month, #7,061 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Philly Joe Jones born?

Philly Joe Jones's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].

Where did Philly Joe Jones die?

Philly Joe Jones passed away in Philadelphia[4].

What did Philly Joe Jones do for work?

Philly Joe Jones worked as drummer[6], jazz musician[7], and percussionist[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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