Monk Montgomery
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Monk Montgomery was an American jazz bassist known for pioneering the electric bass in jazz ensembles and for his work with the Mastersounds and the Montgomery Brothers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Monk Montgomery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7161759 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monk Montgomery Context triple: [Wes Montgomery, sibling, Monk Montgomery]
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A.
Monty Bodkin
Monty Bodkin is a recurring P. G. Wodehouse character, a wealthy but often luckless young man entangled in romantic and employment mishaps across several comic novels.
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B.
Jervis McEntee
Jervis McEntee was a 19th-century American landscape painter associated with the Hudson River School, known for his poetic, melancholic depictions of nature.
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C.
Montgomery Brewster
Montgomery Brewster is the hapless minor-league baseball player who must spend a vast inheritance under strict conditions in the comedy film "Brewster's Millions."
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D.
Monty Brogan
Monty Brogan is a New York drug dealer facing his last 24 hours of freedom before beginning a seven-year prison sentence in the film "25th Hour."
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E.
Myron McCormick
Myron McCormick was an American character actor of stage and screen, known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monk Montgomery Target entity description: Monk Montgomery was an American jazz bassist known for pioneering the electric bass in jazz ensembles and for his work with the Mastersounds and the Montgomery Brothers.
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A.
Monty Bodkin
Monty Bodkin is a recurring P. G. Wodehouse character, a wealthy but often luckless young man entangled in romantic and employment mishaps across several comic novels.
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B.
Jervis McEntee
Jervis McEntee was a 19th-century American landscape painter associated with the Hudson River School, known for his poetic, melancholic depictions of nature.
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C.
Montgomery Brewster
Montgomery Brewster is the hapless minor-league baseball player who must spend a vast inheritance under strict conditions in the comedy film "Brewster's Millions."
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D.
Monty Brogan
Monty Brogan is a New York drug dealer facing his last 24 hours of freedom before beginning a seven-year prison sentence in the film "25th Hour."
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E.
Myron McCormick
Myron McCormick was an American character actor of stage and screen, known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bassist
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Buddy Montgomery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Mastersounds NERFINISHED ⓘ The Montgomery Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-10-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-05-20 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Howard Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influenceOn | development of electric bass in jazz ⓘ |
| instrument |
double bass
ⓘ
electric bass ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The Mastersounds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Montgomery Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
among the first jazz bassists to record on electric bass
ⓘ
pioneered the use of electric bass in jazz ensembles ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Bass Odyssey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole |
leader of his own jazz groups
ⓘ
sideman with various jazz artists ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Mastersounds (group recordings)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Montgomery Brothers (group recordings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
ⓘ
musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Pacific Jazz Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Pacific Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Buddy Montgomery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monk Montgomery Description of subject: Monk Montgomery was an American jazz bassist known for pioneering the electric bass in jazz ensembles and for his work with the Mastersounds and the Montgomery Brothers.
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