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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- The Be Boppers Method Book II with CD
- The Be Boppers Method Book Volume I Concert Key with CD
- The Be Boppers Method Book Volume I for Bass Instruments with CD
- The Be Boppers Method Book Volume I for B flat Instruments with CD
- The Be Boppers Method Book Volume I for E flat Instruments with CD
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1942
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Discography
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Wendell Harrison (born 1942) is an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist born in Detroit, Michigan. Harrison began playing clarinet at age seven, and switched to tenor sax in high school. He studied under Barry Harris before moving to New York City in 1960. There he played with Jack McDuff, Elvin Jones, Sonny Stitt, Grant Green, Hank Crawford, and Sun Ra in the 1960s. In 1970 he moved back to Detroit and became a session musician, remaining a mainstay of the local scene for over thirt
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Harrison
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Occupation
- record producer
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Official website
- www.wendellharrison.com
- Image
- Wendell Harrison.jpg
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- Wendell Harrison
- date of birth
- 1942-10-01
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
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