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Ricky Ford

American jazz tenor saxophonist
Person Human Q349387

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
March 4, 1954
Place of birth
Boston
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
jazz musician, saxophonist, recording artist, composer, musician
Genre
jazz, bebop[11][12]
Official website
ricky.ford.free.fr[17]
Discography
Ricky Ford discography[14]
Family name
Ford[15]
Given name
Ricky[16]
Influenced by
Dexter Gordon[9]
Instrument
saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone[18][19][20]
Record label
Candid Records[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ricky Ford ar ريكي فورد cs Richard Allen Ford fa ریکی فورد ja リッキー・フォード
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000114763234
VIAF cluster ID
84971567
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78011829
GND ID
13457950X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ricky Ford & Mercer Ellington.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000302057
BIBSYS ID
10004482
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13894032d
Carnegie Hall agent ID
28504
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
13457950X
Discogs artist ID
65754
Europeana entity
agent/base/18659
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Freebase ID
/m/03x_wdz
GTAA ID
257510
Grove Music Online ID
J153900
IdRef ID
157466949
J9U entity ID
987007325284505171
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
14398
MusicBrainz artist ID
4da1aa96-aa26-4bfd-b9ab-93983f3a0b7c
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000065508
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002158625
NLP ID
a0000002925605
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810608163505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073728217
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095828100
Prabook ID
1949743
SNAC ARK ID
w6dd23vw
SecondHandSongs artist ID
39848
Songkick artist ID
359775
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjdkyDQp4TMwdPGQpgxjC
Yale LUX ID
person/df9996a8-a663-4321-8004-825c35a6f002

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🔗 Connections
Instrument 3
saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Occupation 3
saxophonist, jazz musician, recording artist
Genre 2
jazz, bebop
Mb:member of band 2
The 360 Degree Music Experience, The Charles Mingus Quintet
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Ford
Influenced by 1
Dexter Gordon
Instance of 1
human
Mb:performer of 1
Hard Groovin'
Place of birth 1
Boston
Record label 1
Candid Records
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
La Vall d'en Bas
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Summary

Ricky Ford was born on March 4, 1954[1], in Boston[2]. He has worked as a jazz musician[3], saxophonist[4], recording artist[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

FAQs

Where was Ricky Ford born?

Ricky Ford was born in Boston[2].

What did Ricky Ford do for work?

Ricky Ford worked as a jazz musician[3], saxophonist[4], recording artist[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

Related Entities

Dexter Gordon United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Ricky
    Family name → Ford
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Influenced by → Dexter Gordon
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32084: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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