Art Davis

American double-bassist
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Art Davis

Summary

Art Davis is a human[1]. He was born in Harrisburg[2]. He was born on December 5, 1934[3]. He died in Long Beach[4]. He died on July 29, 2007[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and jazz musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Art Davis's place of birth was Harrisburg[2].
  • Art Davis passed away in Long Beach[4].
  • Art Davis was born on December 5, 1934[3].
  • Art Davis died on July 29, 2007[5].
  • Art Davis held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Art Davis is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • Art Davis worked as a composer[6].
  • Art Davis worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Art Davis was a member of John Coltrane Quartet[11].
  • Art Davis is recorded as male[12].
  • Art Davis's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Art Davis's genre is jazz[14].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[15].
  • Art Davis's family name is recorded as Davis[16].
  • Art Davis's given name is recorded as Art[17].
  • Art Davis's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].
  • Art Davis's instrument is recorded as bass[19].
  • Art Davis's instrument is recorded as double bass[20].
  • Art Davis's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[21].
  • Art Davis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Art Davis's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Art Davis'}[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1934-12-05[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2007-07-29[27]

  • Genre(s): hard bop, jazz[28]

  • Community tags: bass, hard bop, jazz[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3f05ea77-127d-48b7-9f0b-9520f1a4965c[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Harrisburg[2], Art Davis… he was born on December 5, 1934[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and jazz musician[7].

Death and Burial

Art Davis died on July 29, 2007[5]. He passed away in Long Beach[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[15].

Why It Matters

Art Davis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Art Davis born?

Art Davis was born in Harrisburg[2].

Where did Art Davis die?

Art Davis died in Long Beach[4].

What did Art Davis do for work?

Art Davis worked as composer[6] and jazz musician[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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