Alfred Lion
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Alfred Lion was a German-born American record producer best known as the co-founder of Blue Note Records, a seminal jazz label that recorded many of the genre’s most influential artists.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German emigrant to the United States
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businessperson ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1908-04-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Berlin, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessPartner |
Alfred Lion
NERFINISHED
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Francis Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Blue Note Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounder | Alfred Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1987-02-02 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Alfred Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding Blue Note Records
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producing classic jazz recordings ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement |
hard bop
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modern jazz ⓘ |
| notableArtistWorkedWith |
Art Blakey
NERFINISHED
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Bud Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Cannonball Adderley NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifford Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Shorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high recording standards at Blue Note Records
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supporting modern jazz and hard bop ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the Blue Note Records catalog ⓘ |
| occupation |
label founder
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music executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Diego, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabelFounded | Blue Note Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Song for My Father (album)