Lyle Mays
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Lyle Mays was an American jazz pianist, composer, and longtime collaborator of Pat Metheny, renowned for his sophisticated harmonies and influential work in contemporary jazz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lyle Mays canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2010671 — 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: Lyle Mays Context triple: [Shadows and Light, featuresMusician, Lyle Mays]
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A.
Don Maynard
Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver best known as Joe Namath’s primary deep threat and a key offensive star for the New York Jets during the 1960s.
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B.
John O’May
John O’May is an actor known for his role in the Australian musical comedy film "Starstruck" (1982).
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C.
Lenny Belardo
Lenny Belardo is the fictional, enigmatic young American pope at the center of the television series "The Young Pope."
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D.
Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee was an American diplomat and member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia who played a key role in securing French support for the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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E.
Robert Grubb
Robert Grubb is an Australian actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in period dramas and popular Australian series.
- 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: Lyle Mays Target entity description: Lyle Mays was an American jazz pianist, composer, and longtime collaborator of Pat Metheny, renowned for his sophisticated harmonies and influential work in contemporary jazz.
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A.
Don Maynard
Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver best known as Joe Namath’s primary deep threat and a key offensive star for the New York Jets during the 1960s.
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B.
John O’May
John O’May is an actor known for his role in the Australian musical comedy film "Starstruck" (1982).
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C.
Lenny Belardo
Lenny Belardo is the fictional, enigmatic young American pope at the center of the television series "The Young Pope."
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D.
Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee was an American diplomat and member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia who played a key role in securing French support for the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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E.
Robert Grubb
Robert Grubb is an Australian actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in period dramas and popular Australian series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arranger
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz pianist ⓘ keyboardist ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Pat Metheny
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Pat Metheny Group ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance
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surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance
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| collaboratedWith | Pat Metheny ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-11-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-02-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of North Texas
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surface form:
University of North Texas College of Music
|
| familyName | Mays ⓘ |
| fullName | Lyle David Mays ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary jazz
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jazz ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ |
| givenName | Lyle ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | contemporary jazz ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboards
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piano ⓘ |
| memberOf | Pat Metheny Group ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
longtime collaboration with Pat Metheny
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sophisticated harmonies in contemporary jazz ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fictionary (1993 album)
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Lyle Mays (1986 album) ⓘ Solo: Improvisations for Expanded Piano (2000 album) ⓘ Street Dreams (1988 album) ⓘ co-composition of many Pat Metheny Group pieces ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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composer ⓘ keyboardist ⓘ pianist ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Town of Wausaukee, Wisconsin
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surface form:
Wausaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| recordLabel |
Geffen Records
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Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| style |
integration of electronic keyboards with acoustic piano
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use of complex harmonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lyle Mays Description of subject: Lyle Mays was an American jazz pianist, composer, and longtime collaborator of Pat Metheny, renowned for his sophisticated harmonies and influential work in contemporary jazz.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shadows and Light