Alan Shorter

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Alan Shorter was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist known for his avant-garde and experimental contributions to the 1960s jazz scene.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
flugelhornist
human
jazz musician
trumpeter
activeInPeriod 1960s
1970s
collaboratedWith Archie Shepp
Charlie Haden
Gato Barbieri
Marion Brown
Muhammad Ali (drummer)
Reggie Johnson
Ronnie Boykins
Sunny Murray
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Shorter
fieldOfWork jazz composition
jazz performance
music
gender male
genre avant-garde jazz
free jazz
jazz
givenName Alan
instrument flugelhorn
trumpet
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Alan Shorter
notableFor contributions to avant-garde jazz in the 1960s
use of trumpet and flugelhorn in free jazz contexts
notableRelative Wayne Shorter
notableWork Orgasm
Parabola
Sonnet for Mother
Tes Esat
occupation composer
flugelhornist
jazz trumpeter
recordLabel America Records
Verve Records
sibling Wayne Shorter
style avant-garde
experimental

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Shorter
hasNotableBearer
Alan Shorter
name

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