Francis Wolff (record producer)
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Francis Wolff was a German-born American record producer and photographer best known for co-founding Blue Note Records and documenting its legendary jazz sessions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Francis Wolff | 0 |
| Blue Note Records | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
German emigrant to the United States
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music executive ⓘ photographer ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alfred Lion
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Art Blakey NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Reid Miles NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudy Van Gelder NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Franz Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| coFounded | Blue Note Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFoundedWith | Alfred Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounder | Francis Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-04-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1971-03-08 ⓘ |
| employedBy | Blue Note Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music photography
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music production ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| laterNationality | American ⓘ |
| movedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| movementDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| name | Francis Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding Blue Note Records
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jazz session photography ⓘ |
| notableWork | photographic documentation of Blue Note Records recording sessions ⓘ |
| occupation |
label executive
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photographer ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| photographed | Blue Note Records artists ⓘ |
| photographicStyle | black-and-white jazz photography ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| roleAtBlueNoteRecords |
business management
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in-house photographer ⓘ session supervision ⓘ |
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