Victor Bailey
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Victor Bailey was an American jazz fusion bassist best known for his work with the pioneering band Weather Report and his influential solo and session career.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victor Bailey canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10515338 — 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: Victor Bailey Context triple: [Weather Report, member, Victor Bailey]
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A.
Victor Willis
Victor Willis is an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as the original lead vocalist and co-writer for the disco group Village People.
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B.
Victor Perkins
Victor Perkins, better known as Vector, is the nerdy, orange-clad supervillain and rival to Gru in the animated film "Despicable Me."
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C.
Victor Maynard
Victor Maynard is a fastidious, aging British hitman whose orderly professional life is upended when he becomes entangled with an unpredictable young woman in the dark comedy film "Wild Target."
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D.
Victor Moore
Victor Moore was an American stage and film actor and comedian best known for his character roles in early 20th-century Hollywood musicals and comedies.
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E.
Victor Graham
Victor Graham is a young member of the Braverman family on the television drama series "Parenthood," known for his storyline involving Asperger's syndrome and its impact on his family.
- 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: Victor Bailey Target entity description: Victor Bailey was an American jazz fusion bassist best known for his work with the pioneering band Weather Report and his influential solo and session career.
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A.
Victor Willis
Victor Willis is an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as the original lead vocalist and co-writer for the disco group Village People.
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B.
Victor Perkins
Victor Perkins, better known as Vector, is the nerdy, orange-clad supervillain and rival to Gru in the animated film "Despicable Me."
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C.
Victor Maynard
Victor Maynard is a fastidious, aging British hitman whose orderly professional life is upended when he becomes entangled with an unpredictable young woman in the dark comedy film "Wild Target."
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D.
Victor Moore
Victor Moore was an American stage and film actor and comedian best known for his character roles in early 20th-century Hollywood musicals and comedies.
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E.
Victor Graham
Victor Graham is a young member of the Braverman family on the television drama series "Parenthood," known for his storyline involving Asperger's syndrome and its impact on his family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bassist
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human ⓘ jazz fusion musician ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activity | session musician ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Evans (saxophonist)
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Joe Zawinul ⓘ LL Cool J ⓘ Madonna ⓘ Omar Hakim ⓘ Poogie Bell ⓘ Steps Ahead ⓘ Weather Report ⓘ Weather Update ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Bailey ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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music performance ⓘ recording arts ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
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jazz ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ |
| givenName | Victor ⓘ |
| influenced | bass guitarists in jazz fusion ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
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electric bass ⓘ fretless bass ⓘ |
| memberOf | Weather Report ⓘ |
| name | Victor Bailey ⓘ |
| notableRole | bassist in Weather Report ⓘ |
| notableWork |
membership in Weather Report
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solo album "Bottom's Up" ⓘ solo album "Electric Storm" ⓘ solo album "Low Blow" ⓘ solo album "Slippin' N' Trippin'" ⓘ solo album "That's Right" ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
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composer ⓘ recording artist ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
3D Ultra
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Atlantic Records ⓘ ESC Records ⓘ JVC Records ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
melodic bass lines
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use of fretless bass ⓘ virtuosic technique ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Victor Bailey Description of subject: Victor Bailey was an American jazz fusion bassist best known for his work with the pioneering band Weather Report and his influential solo and session career.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.