Wendell Harrison

American musician
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Wendell Harrison

Summary

Wendell Harrison is a human[1]. His place of birth was Detroit[2]. He was born on October 1, 1942[3]. He worked as a composer[4], clarinetist[5], jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], and record producer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Wendell Harrison was born in Detroit[2].
  • Wendell Harrison was born on October 1, 1942[3].
  • Wendell Harrison held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Wendell Harrison worked as a composer[4].
  • Wendell Harrison worked as a clarinetist[5].
  • Wendell Harrison worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • Wendell Harrison worked as a saxophonist[7].
  • Wendell Harrison's professions included record producer[8].
  • Wendell Harrison was educated at Spring Arbor University[11].
  • Wendell Harrison is recorded as male[12].
  • Wendell Harrison's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Wendell Harrison's genre is jazz[14].
  • Wendell Harrison's record label is recorded as Tribe Records[15].
  • Wendell Harrison's Commons category is recorded as Wendell Harrison[16].
  • Wendell Harrison's family name is recorded as Harrison[17].
  • Wendell Harrison's given name is recorded as Wendell[18].
  • Wendell Harrison's official website is recorded as http://www.wendellharrison.com/[19].
  • Wendell Harrison's instrument is recorded as clarinet[20].
  • Wendell Harrison's instrument is recorded as saxophone[21].
  • Wendell Harrison's start of work period is recorded as 1956[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1942-10-01[25]

  • Genre(s): jazz, post-bop[26]

  • Community tags: jazz, post-bop[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: deb21e4d-633c-4ad1-9d04-e382123ed5f5[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Wendell Harrison was born in Detroit[2]. He was born on October 1, 1942[3].

Education

Wendell Harrison's education included a stint at Spring Arbor University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], clarinetist[5], jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], and record producer[8].

Why It Matters

Wendell Harrison ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

Where was Wendell Harrison born?

Wendell Harrison was born in Detroit[2].

What did Wendell Harrison do for work?

Wendell Harrison worked as composer[4], clarinetist[5], jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], and record producer[8].

Where did Wendell Harrison go to school?

Wendell Harrison was educated at Spring Arbor University[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at
    Instance of human
    Occupation composer, clarinetist, jazz musician +2
    Sex or gender male
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