Vince Guaraldi

American jazz pianist (1928–1976)
Person human Q706953
Vince Guaraldi
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Vince Guaraldi

Summary

Vince Guaraldi is a human[1]. His place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on July 17, 1928[3]. He passed away in Menlo Park[4]. He died on February 6, 1976[5]. He worked as a composer[6], jazz musician[7], pianist[8], film score composer[9], and recording artist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,357 views/month, #6,813 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Vince Guaraldi's place of birth was San Francisco[2].
  • Vince Guaraldi's place of birth was North Beach[12].
  • Vince Guaraldi passed away in Menlo Park[4].
  • Vince Guaraldi was born on July 17, 1928[3].
  • Vince Guaraldi died on February 6, 1976[5].
  • Vince Guaraldi is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery[13].
  • Vince Guaraldi held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Vince Guaraldi's professions included composer[6].
  • Vince Guaraldi's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Vince Guaraldi worked as a pianist[8].
  • Vince Guaraldi worked as a film score composer[9].
  • Vince Guaraldi worked as a recording artist[10].
  • Vince Guaraldi's education included a stint at San Francisco State University[15].
  • Vince Guaraldi was educated at Abraham Lincoln High School[16].
  • Vince Guaraldi received the Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition[17].
  • Vince Guaraldi was a member of The Vince Guaraldi Quartet[18].
  • Vince Guaraldi is recorded as male[19].
  • Vince Guaraldi's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Vince Guaraldi's genre is jazz[21].
  • Vince Guaraldi's genre is West Coast jazz[22].
  • Vince Guaraldi's genre is Latin jazz[23].
  • Vince Guaraldi's genre is bossa nova[24].
  • Vince Guaraldi's genre is soundtrack[25].
  • Vince Guaraldi's military branch is recorded as United States Army[26].
  • Vince Guaraldi's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1928-07-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1976-02-06[31]

  • Genre(s): bossa nova, christmas music, classical, contemporary jazz, cool jazz, jazz, jazz pop, latin jazz[32]

  • Community tags: bossa nova, christmas, christmas music, classical, contemporary jazz, cool jazz, film score, halloween music, jazz, jazz instrument, jazz pop, latin jazz, mainstream jazz, television music, west coast jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 05b5488d-7141-4b21-819b-d4713abf2a98[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include San Francisco[2], a شرق الاوسط[35], in United States[36], founded in 1776[37] and North Beach[12], a neighborhood in San Francisco[38], in United States[39]. Vince Guaraldi was born on July 17, 1928[3].

Education

Educated at San Francisco State University[15], a university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1899[42] and Abraham Lincoln High School[16], a high school[43], in United States[44], founded in 1940[45].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], jazz musician[7], pianist[8], film score composer[9], and recording artist[10].

Recognition

Vince Guaraldi received the Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition[17].

Death and Burial

Vince Guaraldi died on February 6, 1976[5]. He died in Menlo Park[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[46]. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

Vince Guaraldi ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,357 views/month, #6,813 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Vince Guaraldi born?

Born in San Francisco[2], Vince Guaraldi…

Where did Vince Guaraldi die?

Vince Guaraldi passed away in Menlo Park[4].

What did Vince Guaraldi do for work?

Vince Guaraldi worked as composer[6], jazz musician[7], pianist[8], film score composer[9], and recording artist[10].

Where did Vince Guaraldi go to school?

Vince Guaraldi was educated at San Francisco State University[15] and Abraham Lincoln High School[16].

What awards did Vince Guaraldi receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Classical Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . wikidata.org.
  24. [46] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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