Cotton Tail
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"Cotton Tail" is a 1940 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, celebrated for its up-tempo swing feel and innovative use of the "I Got Rhythm" chord progression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotton Tail canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1070228 — 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: Cotton Tail Context triple: [Duke Ellington, notableWork, Cotton Tail]
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A.
Wilbur the Wildcat
Wilbur the Wildcat is the costumed wildcat mascot who represents the University of Arizona at athletic events and campus activities.
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B.
Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben is a 1960s American family television series centered on the friendship between a young boy and a tame black bear in the Florida Everglades.
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C.
Rascal
Rascal is the furry, family-friendly mascot of the West Michigan Whitecaps minor league baseball team, entertaining fans at games and community events.
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D.
Plump Jack
Plump Jack is an opera by American composer Gordon Getty, based on the character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare’s history plays.
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E.
Blaze the Trail Cat
Blaze the Trail Cat is the energetic, feline-themed mascot who entertains fans at Portland Trail Blazers basketball games.
- 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: Cotton Tail Target entity description: "Cotton Tail" is a 1940 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, celebrated for its up-tempo swing feel and innovative use of the "I Got Rhythm" chord progression.
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A.
Wilbur the Wildcat
Wilbur the Wildcat is the costumed wildcat mascot who represents the University of Arizona at athletic events and campus activities.
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B.
Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben is a 1960s American family television series centered on the friendship between a young boy and a tame black bear in the Florida Everglades.
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C.
Rascal
Rascal is the furry, family-friendly mascot of the West Michigan Whitecaps minor league baseball team, entertaining fans at games and community events.
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D.
Plump Jack
Plump Jack is an opera by American composer Gordon Getty, based on the character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare’s history plays.
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E.
Blaze the Trail Cat
Blaze the Trail Cat is the energetic, feline-themed mascot who entertains fans at Portland Trail Blazers basketball games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz standard
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedEra |
Big band era
ⓘ
surface form:
Swing Era
|
| associatedWith | Duke Ellington Orchestra ⓘ |
| basedOn | I Got Rhythm chord changes ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Ellington composition ⓘ |
| composer | Duke Ellington ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| features | tenor saxophone solo ⓘ |
| firstRecordedBy |
Duke Ellington Orchestra
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
|
| form | 32-bar AABA form ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| harmonicModel | rhythm changes ⓘ |
| hasImprovisationBasis | tenor saxophone chorus by Ben Webster ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | bebop improvisation practices ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant | Cottontail ⓘ |
| hasType | instrumental jazz composition ⓘ |
| influenced | later rhythm changes compositions ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American jazz standard repertoire ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
bebop repertoire
ⓘ
modern jazz repertoire ⓘ swing repertoire ⓘ |
| key | A-flat major ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex, fast-paced lines
ⓘ
influential tenor saxophone solo ⓘ innovative use of rhythm changes ⓘ |
| notableSoloist | Ben Webster ⓘ |
| performancePractice | fast tempo improvisation ⓘ |
| publisher | Mills Music ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Victor Records ⓘ |
| style | big band swing ⓘ |
| subgenre | swing ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | big band ⓘ |
| usesChordProgression | I Got Rhythm ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1940 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cotton Tail Description of subject: "Cotton Tail" is a 1940 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, celebrated for its up-tempo swing feel and innovative use of the "I Got Rhythm" chord progression.
Referenced by (2)
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