Steve Swallow
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Steve Swallow is an influential American jazz bassist and composer, renowned for his pioneering work on electric bass and long-standing collaborations with leading jazz artists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Steve Swallow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5161654 — 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: Steve Swallow Context triple: [Gary Burton, collaboratedWith, Steve Swallow]
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A.
Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd is an influential American jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer known for his genre-blending style and acclaimed work since the 1960s.
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B.
Gil Evans
Gil Evans was a pioneering Canadian-born jazz pianist, arranger, and composer best known for his innovative orchestrations and influential collaborations with Miles Davis.
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C.
Gary Burton
Gary Burton is an influential American jazz vibraphonist, bandleader, and educator known for pioneering the four-mallet technique and advancing jazz fusion.
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D.
Ray Brown
Ray Brown was an acclaimed American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Oscar Peterson Trio and collaborations with many leading jazz artists.
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E.
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty is a pioneering French jazz violinist and composer renowned for his influential work in jazz fusion and collaborations with major progressive and fusion ensembles.
- 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: Steve Swallow Target entity description: Steve Swallow is an influential American jazz bassist and composer, renowned for his pioneering work on electric bass and long-standing collaborations with leading jazz artists.
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A.
Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd is an influential American jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer known for his genre-blending style and acclaimed work since the 1960s.
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B.
Gil Evans
Gil Evans was a pioneering Canadian-born jazz pianist, arranger, and composer best known for his innovative orchestrations and influential collaborations with Miles Davis.
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C.
Gary Burton
Gary Burton is an influential American jazz vibraphonist, bandleader, and educator known for pioneering the four-mallet technique and advancing jazz fusion.
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D.
Ray Brown
Ray Brown was an acclaimed American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Oscar Peterson Trio and collaborations with many leading jazz artists.
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E.
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty is a pioneering French jazz violinist and composer renowned for his influential work in jazz fusion and collaborations with major progressive and fusion ensembles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bassist
ⓘ
composer ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century jazz
ⓘ
21st-century jazz ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Carla Bley
NERFINISHED
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Gary Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Giuffre 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Art Farmer
NERFINISHED
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Carla Bley NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Haden NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Giuffre NERFINISHED ⓘ John Scofield NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Motian NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| familyName | Swallow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jazz composition
ⓘ
music ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Steve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary jazz bassists ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
double bass ⓘ electric bass ⓘ |
| knownFor | long-standing collaborations with leading jazz artists ⓘ |
| name | Steve Swallow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lyrical melodic bass style
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pioneering use of electric bass in jazz ⓘ |
| notableWork | original jazz compositions for small ensembles ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ jazz bassist ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
ECM Records
NERFINISHED
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ECM-associated labels ⓘ XtraWATT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
leader on multiple albums
ⓘ
sideman on numerous jazz recordings ⓘ |
| style |
compositional approach to bass lines
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melodic bass solos ⓘ use of pick on electric bass ⓘ |
| uses | electric bass as primary instrument ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Steve Swallow Description of subject: Steve Swallow is an influential American jazz bassist and composer, renowned for his pioneering work on electric bass and long-standing collaborations with leading jazz artists.
Referenced by (1)
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