Sonny Criss

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sonny_Criss

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeYears	1940s–1977
gptkbp:associatedAct	gptkb:Charlie_Parker gptkb:Howard_McGhee gptkb:Billy_Eckstine
gptkbp:birthDate	1927-10-23
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:William_Criss
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	suicide
gptkbp:deathDate	1977-11-19
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity	gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:genre	bebop jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sonny Criss
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Up,_Up_and_Away gptkb:Go_Man! gptkb:Jazz_U.S.A. gptkb:Sonny's_Dream_(Birth_of_the_New_Cool) This is Criss!
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:recordLabel	gptkb:Muse_Records gptkb:Prestige_Records gptkb:Imperial_Records
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Prestige_Records
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5