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