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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Predicate Object
instanceOf clarinetist
human
jazz musician
saxophonist
activeIn United States NERFINISHED
associatedWith Big band jazz
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
surface form: African American
familyName Carney NERFINISHED
fullName Harry Howell Carney NERFINISHED
genre jazz
swing music
givenName Harry NERFINISHED
hasPartInDiscography “Harry Carney with Strings” NERFINISHED
influenced later baritone saxophonists in jazz
instrument baritone saxophone
bass clarinet
clarinet
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED
Duke Ellington’s band NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of Duke Ellington’s longest-serving band members
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
clarinetist
musician
saxophonist
performerIn Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts NERFINISHED
numerous Duke Ellington recordings from the 1920s to the 1970s
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Columbia Records
RCA Victor NERFINISHED
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
startTimeOfActivity 1920s

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