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.

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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

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