Commodore Records
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Commodore Records was an independent jazz and swing record label active in the mid-20th century, known for releasing influential recordings by artists such as Billie Holiday.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commodore Records canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1585806 — 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: Commodore Records Context triple: [Billie Holiday, recordLabel, Commodore Records]
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A.
Arista Records
Arista Records is a major American record label known for signing and promoting numerous successful artists across pop, R&B, and rock music.
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B.
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is a prominent American record label known for signing influential rock, folk, and alternative artists since the mid-20th century.
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C.
Imperial Records
Imperial Records was a prominent mid-20th-century American record label known for releasing influential rock and roll, R&B, and pop recordings.
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D.
Concord Records
Concord Records is an American record label known for its extensive catalog of jazz, pop, and adult contemporary music and its association with the Concord Music Group.
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E.
Radar Records
Radar Records is a music label known for releasing work by punk rock artists, including former Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone.
- 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: Commodore Records Target entity description: Commodore Records was an independent jazz and swing record label active in the mid-20th century, known for releasing influential recordings by artists such as Billie Holiday.
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A.
Arista Records
Arista Records is a major American record label known for signing and promoting numerous successful artists across pop, R&B, and rock music.
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B.
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is a prominent American record label known for signing influential rock, folk, and alternative artists since the mid-20th century.
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C.
Imperial Records
Imperial Records was a prominent mid-20th-century American record label known for releasing influential rock and roll, R&B, and pop recordings.
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D.
Concord Records
Concord Records is an American record label known for its extensive catalog of jazz, pop, and adult contemporary music and its association with the Concord Music Group.
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E.
Radar Records
Radar Records is a music label known for releasing work by punk rock artists, including former Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independent record label
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jazz record label ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Billie Holiday
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Bobby Hackett ⓘ Bud Freeman ⓘ Coleman Hawkins ⓘ Eddie Condon ⓘ James P. Johnson ⓘ Lester Young ⓘ Pee Wee Russell ⓘ Sidney Bechet ⓘ Wild Bill Davison ⓘ |
| catalogType | 78 rpm records ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distribution | independent distribution ⓘ |
| era |
Big band era
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surface form:
Swing Era
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| focus | artist-controlled recording sessions ⓘ |
| format | shellac discs ⓘ |
| foundedAs | offshoot of the Commodore Music Shop ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Milt Gabler ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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swing ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early label to record integrated jazz groups
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important documenter of New York jazz scene ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artist-friendly recording policies
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high-quality small-label jazz releases ⓘ releasing politically charged recordings ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Billie Holiday
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Bobby Hackett ⓘ Bud Freeman ⓘ Coleman Hawkins ⓘ Eddie Condon ⓘ James P. Johnson ⓘ Lester Young ⓘ Pee Wee Russell ⓘ Sidney Bechet ⓘ Wild Bill Davison ⓘ |
| notableRelease | Strange Fruit ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Decca Records ⓘ |
| specializedIn |
small-group jazz recordings
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swing-era jazz ⓘ traditional jazz ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| style | mainly acoustic jazz ensembles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commodore Records Description of subject: Commodore Records was an independent jazz and swing record label active in the mid-20th century, known for releasing influential recordings by artists such as Billie Holiday.
Referenced by (4)
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