Teo Macero
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Teo Macero was an influential American jazz producer and composer best known for his innovative studio work with Miles Davis and other major jazz artists in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teo Macero canonical | 14 |
| Attilio Joseph Macero | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2700787 — 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: Teo Macero Context triple: [Kind of Blue, producer, Teo Macero]
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A.
Lou Adler
Lou Adler is an American record producer, music executive, and film director best known for his work with major artists of the 1960s and 1970s and for producing landmark albums like Carole King’s "Tapestry."
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B.
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin is an American composer, arranger, and jazz pianist best known for his prolific film and television scores and for co-founding GRP Records.
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C.
Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone was a renowned American record producer and engineer celebrated for his innovative studio techniques and work with major artists across pop, rock, and jazz.
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D.
Marc Davis
Marc Davis was a legendary Disney animator and one of Walt Disney’s original “Nine Old Men,” renowned for designing iconic characters and attractions for Disneyland.
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E.
Bob Johnston
Bob Johnston was an American record producer best known for his work with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and other major artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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: Teo Macero Target entity description: Teo Macero was an influential American jazz producer and composer best known for his innovative studio work with Miles Davis and other major jazz artists in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Lou Adler
Lou Adler is an American record producer, music executive, and film director best known for his work with major artists of the 1960s and 1970s and for producing landmark albums like Carole King’s "Tapestry."
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B.
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin is an American composer, arranger, and jazz pianist best known for his prolific film and television scores and for co-founding GRP Records.
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C.
Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone was a renowned American record producer and engineer celebrated for his innovative studio techniques and work with major artists across pop, rock, and jazz.
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D.
Marc Davis
Marc Davis was a legendary Disney animator and one of Walt Disney’s original “Nine Old Men,” renowned for designing iconic characters and attractions for Disneyland.
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E.
Bob Johnston
Bob Johnston was an American record producer best known for his work with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and other major artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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composer ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Charles Mingus
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Dave Brubeck ⓘ Duke Ellington ⓘ Miles Davis ⓘ Thelonious Monk ⓘ Tony Bennett ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-10-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-02-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Juilliard School ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| familyName | Macero ⓘ |
| fullName |
Teo Macero
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Attilio Joseph Macero
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| genre |
avant-garde jazz
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jazz ⓘ third stream ⓘ |
| givenName | Attilio ⓘ |
| instrument | saxophone ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative tape editing techniques
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studio-as-compositional-tool approach ⓘ use of splicing and looping in jazz production ⓘ |
| memberOf | Columbia Records production staff ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| movement |
jazz fusion
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post-bop ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
production of Charles Mingus album "Mingus Ah Um"
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production of Charles Mingus album "Mingus Dynasty" ⓘ production of Dave Brubeck recordings for Columbia Records ⓘ production of Miles Davis album "Bitches Brew" ⓘ production of Miles Davis album "In a Silent Way" ⓘ production of Miles Davis album "Jack Johnson" ⓘ production of Miles Davis album "Kind of Blue" ⓘ production of Miles Davis album "On the Corner" ⓘ production of Miles Davis album "Sketches of Spain" ⓘ production of Thelonious Monk recordings for Columbia Records ⓘ production of Tony Bennett recordings for Columbia Records ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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record producer ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Glens Falls, New York
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surface form:
Glens Falls, New York, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Town of Riverhead, New York
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surface form:
Riverhead, New York, United States
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| stageName | Teo Macero self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Teo Macero Description of subject: Teo Macero was an influential American jazz producer and composer best known for his innovative studio work with Miles Davis and other major jazz artists in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Attilio Joseph Macero