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Woody Shaw

1944 - 1989

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Woody Herman Shaw Jr. (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, band leader, and educator. Shaw is widely known as one of the 20th century's most important and influential jazz trumpeters and composers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Woody Shaw has received more than 329,226 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Woody Shaw is the 1,994th most popular musician (down from 1,891st in 2019), the 10,296th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,732nd in 2019) and the 780th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Woody Shaw ranks 1,994 out of 3,175. Before him are Patricia Barber, Richard Fortus, Clive Bunker, Jonny Buckland, Mark King, and Renée Fleming. After him are Richard Barbieri, Sven Erik Kristiansen, Amjad Ali Khan, Magic Slim, Jeff Ament, and Richard Tandy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Woody Shaw ranks 649. Before him are Colm Wilkinson, Ann Sidney, Svetlana Krachevskaya, Antonio Arias, Marilyn White, and Roman Dzindzichashvili. After him are Seija Simola, Michael Glos, Chris Dodd, Alberto Demiddi, Spartaco Landini, and David Lindley. Among people deceased in 1989, Woody Shaw ranks 271. Before him are Joseph Van Ingelgem, Hilda Strike, Jimmy Murphy, Elaine de Kooning, Friederich Franzl, and Ernesto Formenti. After him are Lawrence Stevens, Rebecca Schaeffer, Imre Hódos, Lennox Berkeley, Amanda Blake, and Wolfdietrich Schnurre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Woody Shaw ranks 10,296 out of 20,380. Before him are William Barr (1950), George Rogers Clark (1752), Scott Kelly (1964), Corin Nemec (1971), James Gentle (1904), and Billy Mills (1938). After him are Claudio Reyna (1973), Robert Russell Bennett (1894), Anne Sewell Young (1871), Rowland V. Lee (1891), Happy Chandler (1898), and Leatrice Joy (1893).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Woody Shaw ranks 780. Before him are Adam Yauch (1964), Blind Boy Fuller (1904), Josh Homme (1973), Patricia Barber (1955), Richard Fortus (1966), and Renée Fleming (1959). After him are Magic Slim (1937), Jeff Ament (1963), Gar Samuelson (1958), Edwin Hawkins (1943), Mose Allison (1927), and David Marks (1948).

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