Vernel Fournier

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human jazz drummer

Vernel Fournier was an American jazz drummer best known for his work with the Ahmad Jamal Trio, where his subtle, swinging style and use of brushes became highly influential.

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Label Occurrences
Vernel Fournier canonical 5

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz drummer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Amir Rushdan ⓘ
associatedWith Chicago jazz scene ⓘ
New Orleans jazz ⓘ
surface form: New Orleans jazz tradition
birthDate 1928-07-30 ⓘ
birthPlace New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
burialPlace New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfConversion late 1970s (conversion to Islam) ⓘ
deathDate 2000-11-04 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Fournier ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
givenName Vernel ⓘ
influenced later jazz drummers using brushes ⓘ
instrument drums ⓘ
memberOf Ahmad Jamal Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ
Al McKibbon trio (sideman) ⓘ
George Shearing Quintet ⓘ
surface form: George Shearing group (sideman)
name Vernel Fournier self-link ⓘ
notableWork album "At the Pershing: But Not for Me" ⓘ
surface form: Ahmad Jamal album "At the Pershing: But Not for Me"

Ahmad Jamal album "Happy Moods" ⓘ
album "Ahmad Jamal Trio" ⓘ
surface form: Ahmad Jamal album "The Ahmad Jamal Trio"

work with the Ahmad Jamal Trio ⓘ
occupation drummer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
performedWith Ahmad Jamal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Al McKibbon ONNED1 ⓘ
Benny Goodman ⓘ
Billy Eckstine ⓘ
Clifford Jordan ⓘ
George Duvivier ⓘ
George Shearing ⓘ
Leroy Vinnegar ⓘ
Nancy Wilson ⓘ
Phineas Newborn Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
styleCharacteristic extensive use of brushes ⓘ
light, understated timekeeping ⓘ
subtle swing feel ⓘ
taughtAt Loyola University New Orleans ⓘ
University of New Orleans ⓘ
private drum instruction in Chicago ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ahmad Jamal → associatedAct → Vernel Fournier ⓘ
album "At the Pershing: But Not for Me" → personnel → Vernel Fournier ⓘ
subject surface form: At the Pershing: But Not for Me
album "At the Pershing: But Not for Me" → drummer → Vernel Fournier ⓘ
subject surface form: At the Pershing: But Not for Me
track "Poinciana" → featuredMusician → Vernel Fournier ⓘ
subject surface form: Poinciana (Ahmad Jamal Trio, 1958)
Vernel Fournier → name → Vernel Fournier self-link ⓘ