Connie Kay
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Connie Kay was an American jazz drummer best known for his long tenure with the Modern Jazz Quartet and collaborations with numerous leading jazz artists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Connie Kay canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11094385 — 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: Connie Kay Context triple: [Ronnie Boykins, associatedAct, Connie Kay]
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A.
Clarissa Kaye
Clarissa Kaye was an Australian actress best known for her film and stage work and for being the second wife of British actor James Mason.
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B.
Connie Stevens
Connie Stevens is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in 1960s film and television, including the series "Hawaiian Eye."
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C.
Connie Gilchrist
Connie Gilchrist was an American character actress known for her warm, no-nonsense portrayals in numerous Hollywood films and television shows from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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D.
Connie Nickerson
Connie Nickerson was the wife of American actor and comedian Eddie Bracken.
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E.
Connie Sumner
Connie Sumner is the conflicted suburban wife and mother at the center of the film "Unfaithful," whose extramarital affair leads to devastating consequences.
- 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: Connie Kay Target entity description: Connie Kay was an American jazz drummer best known for his long tenure with the Modern Jazz Quartet and collaborations with numerous leading jazz artists.
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A.
Clarissa Kaye
Clarissa Kaye was an Australian actress best known for her film and stage work and for being the second wife of British actor James Mason.
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B.
Connie Stevens
Connie Stevens is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in 1960s film and television, including the series "Hawaiian Eye."
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C.
Connie Gilchrist
Connie Gilchrist was an American character actress known for her warm, no-nonsense portrayals in numerous Hollywood films and television shows from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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D.
Connie Nickerson
Connie Nickerson was the wife of American actor and comedian Eddie Bracken.
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E.
Connie Sumner
Connie Sumner is the conflicted suburban wife and mother at the center of the film "Unfaithful," whose extramarital affair leads to devastating consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jazz drummer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1994 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ben Webster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Coleman Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ George Shearing NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Milt Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern Jazz Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Percy Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Conrad Henry Kirnon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-04-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-11-30 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| genre |
bebop
ⓘ
cool jazz ⓘ hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| instrument | drum kit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with leading jazz artists of the 1940s–1960s
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long tenure with the Modern Jazz Quartet ⓘ |
| memberOf | Modern Jazz Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Connie Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentStyle |
subtle brushwork
ⓘ
understated swing feel ⓘ |
| notableWork |
performances with the Modern Jazz Quartet
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recordings with Billie Holiday ⓘ recordings with Lester Young ⓘ recordings with Miles Davis ⓘ recordings with Paul Desmond ⓘ |
| occupation |
drummer
ⓘ
musician ⓘ |
| partOf | New York jazz scene ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tuckahoe, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
| residence | New York City, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Connie Kay Description of subject: Connie Kay was an American jazz drummer best known for his long tenure with the Modern Jazz Quartet and collaborations with numerous leading jazz artists.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.