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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Monk Montgomery canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bassist
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Buddy Montgomery
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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
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electric bass ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The Mastersounds
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The Montgomery Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
among the first jazz bassists to record on electric bass
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pioneered the use of electric bass in jazz ensembles ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Bass Odyssey
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Reality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole |
leader of his own jazz groups
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sideman with various jazz artists ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Mastersounds (group recordings)
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The Montgomery Brothers (group recordings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
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musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Pacific Jazz Records
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World Pacific Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Buddy Montgomery
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Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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