Buddy Collette

American jazz musician (1921–2010)
Person human Q486899
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Buddy Collette

Summary

Buddy Collette is a human[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on August 6, 1921[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on September 19, 2010[5]. He worked as a clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], and saxophonist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Buddy Collette was born in Los Angeles[2].
  • Buddy Collette passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • Buddy Collette was born on August 6, 1921[3].
  • Buddy Collette died on September 19, 2010[5].
  • Buddy Collette is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[10].
  • Buddy Collette held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Buddy Collette worked as a clarinetist[6].
  • Buddy Collette worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Buddy Collette worked as a saxophonist[8].
  • Buddy Collette was educated at Jordan High School[12].
  • Buddy Collette is recorded as male[13].
  • Buddy Collette's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Buddy Collette's genre is jazz[15].
  • Buddy Collette's record label is recorded as Contemporary Records[16].
  • Buddy Collette's family name is recorded as Collette[17].
  • Buddy Collette's given name is recorded as Buddy[18].
  • Buddy Collette's official website is recorded as http://www.buddycollette.com[19].
  • Buddy Collette's instrument is recorded as clarinet[20].
  • Buddy Collette's instrument is recorded as tenor saxophone[21].
  • Buddy Collette's instrument is recorded as flute[22].
  • Buddy Collette's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Marcel Collette'}[23].
  • Buddy Collette's oral history at is recorded as UCLA Library Special Collections[24].
  • Buddy Collette's oral history at is recorded as UCLA Center for Oral History Research[25].

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[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1921-08-06[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2010-09-19[29]

  • Genre(s): cool jazz, jazz[30]

  • Community tags: american, cool jazz, jazz, west coast blues, west coast jazz[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5e0f2f47-130c-41f0-afe3-2f835f9439db[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Buddy Collette's place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on August 6, 1921[3].

Education

Buddy Collette's education included a stint at Jordan High School[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], and saxophonist[8].

Death and Burial

Buddy Collette died on September 19, 2010[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[10].

Why It Matters

Buddy Collette ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Buddy Collette born?

Buddy Collette's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].

Where did Buddy Collette die?

Buddy Collette passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Buddy Collette do for work?

Buddy Collette worked as clarinetist[6], jazz musician[7], and saxophonist[8].

Where did Buddy Collette go to school?

Buddy Collette was educated at Jordan High School[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . oralhistory.library.ucla.edu. Retrieved . oralhistory.library.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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