God’s Trombones
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God’s Trombones is a 1927 collection of poetic sermons by James Weldon Johnson that recreates the style and spirit of traditional African American preaching.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| God's Trombones | 1 |
| God’s Trombones canonical | 1 |
| God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2565157 — 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: God’s Trombones Context triple: [James Weldon Johnson, notableWork, God’s Trombones]
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A.
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical fantasy film, notable for its pioneering all-Black cast and direction by Vincente Minnelli.
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B.
The Amen Corner
The Amen Corner is a 1954 play by James Baldwin that explores faith, family conflict, and race within a Harlem Pentecostal church community.
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C.
Angel of Harlem
"Angel of Harlem" is a soulful, horn-driven rock song by Irish band U2, released in 1988 as a tribute to jazz legend Billie Holiday and the musical heritage of New York City.
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D.
God Bless the Child
"God Bless the Child" is a classic jazz and blues standard, co-written and famously performed by Billie Holiday, known for its poignant lyrics about financial independence and emotional resilience.
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E.
West End Blues
"West End Blues" is a landmark 1928 jazz recording renowned for Louis Armstrong's virtuosic trumpet intro and its pivotal role in the development of solo improvisation in jazz.
- 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: God’s Trombones Target entity description: God’s Trombones is a 1927 collection of poetic sermons by James Weldon Johnson that recreates the style and spirit of traditional African American preaching.
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A.
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical fantasy film, notable for its pioneering all-Black cast and direction by Vincente Minnelli.
-
B.
The Amen Corner
The Amen Corner is a 1954 play by James Baldwin that explores faith, family conflict, and race within a Harlem Pentecostal church community.
-
C.
Angel of Harlem
"Angel of Harlem" is a soulful, horn-driven rock song by Irish band U2, released in 1988 as a tribute to jazz legend Billie Holiday and the musical heritage of New York City.
-
D.
God Bless the Child
"God Bless the Child" is a classic jazz and blues standard, co-written and famously performed by Billie Holiday, known for its poignant lyrics about financial independence and emotional resilience.
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E.
West End Blues
"West End Blues" is a landmark 1928 jazz recording renowned for Louis Armstrong's virtuosic trumpet intro and its pivotal role in the development of solo improvisation in jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poetry collection
ⓘ
sermon collection ⓘ |
| aim | to recreate the style and spirit of Black pulpit oratory ⓘ |
| author | James Weldon Johnson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
African American literature
ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ sermon poetry ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | Aaron Douglas ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later African American religious poetry
ⓘ
performance of sermon-poems in Black churches ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Go Down Death—A Funeral Sermon
ⓘ
Let My People Go ⓘ Listen, Lord—A Prayer ⓘ The Flood ⓘ
surface form:
Noah Built the Ark
The Creation ⓘ The Crucifixion ⓘ Judgment Day ⓘ
surface form:
The Judgment Day
The Prodigal Son ⓘ |
| hasPrefaceBy | James Weldon Johnson ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
creation
ⓘ
death and consolation ⓘ deliverance ⓘ faith ⓘ judgment ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ |
| inLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | traditional African American folk sermons ⓘ |
| intendedForm | spoken performance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetic sermons ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elevating African American sermon style to literary art
ⓘ
use of biblical themes ⓘ |
| originalPublisherLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | biblical narratives ⓘ |
| structure | cycle of sermons ⓘ |
| style | dialect-free representation of Black preaching ⓘ |
| subject |
African American preaching
ⓘ
African American religious experience ⓘ Christian sermons ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
African American church communities
ⓘ
general readership ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
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Subject: God’s Trombones Description of subject: God’s Trombones is a 1927 collection of poetic sermons by James Weldon Johnson that recreates the style and spirit of traditional African American preaching.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
subject surface form:
James Weldon Johnson
this entity surface form:
God's Trombones