Harry Carney
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Harry Carney was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and clarinetist best known as one of Duke Ellington’s longest-serving and most important band members.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harry Carney canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
clarinetist
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Big band jazz
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Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-04-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1974-10-08 ⓘ |
| employer | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfActivity | 1970s ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Carney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Harry Howell Carney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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swing music ⓘ |
| givenName | Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartInDiscography | “Harry Carney with Strings” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later baritone saxophonists in jazz ⓘ |
| instrument |
baritone saxophone
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bass clarinet ⓘ clarinet ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Duke Ellington Orchestra
NERFINISHED
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Duke Ellington’s band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Duke Ellington’s longest-serving band members
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pioneering use of the baritone saxophone in jazz ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentRole | anchor of the Duke Ellington Orchestra saxophone section ⓘ |
| notableWork | longtime baritone saxophonist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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clarinetist ⓘ musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| performerIn |
Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts
NERFINISHED
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numerous Duke Ellington recordings from the 1920s to the 1970s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTimeOfActivity | 1920s ⓘ |
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