Rudy Van Gelder

American recording engineer (1924-2016)
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Summary

Rudy Van Gelder was born on November 2, 1924[1], in Jersey City[2]. He died on August 25, 2016[3], in Englewood Cliffs[4]. He worked as an audio engineer[5], jazz record producer[6], composer[7], and audio technician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,637 views/month, #7,073 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Educated at: Salus University[11]
  • Award received: Grammy Trustees Award[12], Paul Acket Award[13], NEA Jazz Masters[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Genre: jazz[16]
  • Record label: Blue Note[17]
  • Commons category: Rudy Van Gelder[18]
  • Given name: Rudy[19]
  • Start of work period: 1952[20]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1924-11-02[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2016-08-25[24]

  • Genre(s): jazz[25]

  • Community tags: audio engineer, jazz[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f0707f1d-55e1-46b6-8a9c-05d508e09a73[27]

Why It Matters

Rudy Van Gelder has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Rudy Van Gelder born?

Rudy Van Gelder was born in Jersey City[2].

Where did Rudy Van Gelder die?

Rudy Van Gelder passed away in Englewood Cliffs[4].

What did Rudy Van Gelder do for work?

Rudy Van Gelder worked as an audio engineer[5], jazz record producer[6], composer[7], and audio technician[8].

Where did Rudy Van Gelder go to school?

Rudy Van Gelder was educated at Salus University[11].

What awards did Rudy Van Gelder receive?

Honors received include Grammy Trustees Award[12], Paul Acket Award[13], and NEA Jazz Masters[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . telerama.fr. telerama.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . lapresse.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F4C1-A2C3-ABDC-C236-B707
    Cine21 person id → 109347
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  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Englewood Cliffs
    Award received → —
    Record label → —
    Instance of → human
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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