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Shorty Baker

American musician (1914–1966)
Person Human Q353596

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
May 26, 1914
Date of death
November 8, 1966
Place of birth
St. Louis
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
trumpeter, jazz musician, composer, musician
Genre
jazz[12]
Cause of death
laryngeal cancer[13]
Family name
Baker[14]
Given name
Harold[15]
Instrument
trumpet[17]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
Member of
Harold Baker Quartet[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Harold Baker en Shorty Baker de Harold Baker de Harold Shorty Baker de Shorty Baker fr Harold Baker fr Shorty Baker ja ショーティ・ベイカー ko 해럴드 베이커 ko 쇼티 베이커
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000055149700
VIAF cluster ID
69114722
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n95005454
GND ID
134909739
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Shorty Baker.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000031476, mn0000665171
BIBSYS ID
1005238, 9029319
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13891072x
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10668622
Carnegie Hall agent ID
12374
DAHR artist ID
107198
DBC author ID
87097990127446
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134909739
Discogs artist ID
309982
Europeana entity
agent/base/4175
Freebase ID
/m/0k_hm9
Grove Music Online ID
J022500
IdRef ID
15733788X
KBR person ID
14642120
MusicBrainz artist ID
5b38656a-b836-4585-9cc7-c5e731da9ea0
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000208403
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2020L3427
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:iM0;=BM
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095441860
RERO ID (legacy)
A012525199
SBN author ID
LO1V396833
SNAC ARK ID
w6611kw3
WikiTree person ID
Baker-38344
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyRC8XmHPPj84xbTjMdcP
Yale LUX ID
person/f4cd6179-84fb-4fd1-abc1-0d52eb67a799

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Occupation 2
trumpeter, jazz musician
Cause of death 1
laryngeal cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Baker
Genre 1
jazz
Given name 1
Harold
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
trumpet
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:married 1
Mary Lou Williams
Mb:member of band 1
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Place of birth 1
St. Louis
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Salduero
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Summary

Shorty Baker was born on May 26, 1914[1], in St. Louis[2]. He died on November 8, 1966[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a trumpeter[5], jazz musician[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Shorty Baker born?

Shorty Baker's place of birth was St. Louis[2].

Where did Shorty Baker die?

Shorty Baker died in New York City[4].

What did Shorty Baker do for work?

Shorty Baker worked as a trumpeter[5], jazz musician[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

Related Entities

Mary Lou Williams New York City Salduero United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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