Stan Kenton
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Stan Kenton was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his progressive big band arrangements and innovative contributions to modern jazz.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stan Kenton canonical | 14 |
| Stan Kenton Orchestra | 7 |
| Stanley Newcomb Kenton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3158305 — 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: Stan Kenton Context triple: [Lover (jazz standard), hasNotablePerformer, Stan Kenton]
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A.
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan was an influential American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, and arranger known for his work in cool jazz and collaborations with artists like Chet Baker.
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B.
Horace Silver
Horace Silver was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for helping define the hard bop style with blues- and gospel-infused compositions.
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C.
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton was an influential American jazz vibraphonist, bandleader, composer, and percussionist, renowned for his work with Benny Goodman and for helping popularize the vibraphone in jazz.
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D.
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader renowned for his virtuosic high-note trumpet playing and energetic big band performances.
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E.
Charles Giordano
Charles Giordano is an American keyboardist and accordionist best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
- 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: Stan Kenton Target entity description: Stan Kenton was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his progressive big band arrangements and innovative contributions to modern jazz.
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A.
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan was an influential American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, and arranger known for his work in cool jazz and collaborations with artists like Chet Baker.
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B.
Horace Silver
Horace Silver was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for helping define the hard bop style with blues- and gospel-infused compositions.
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C.
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton was an influential American jazz vibraphonist, bandleader, composer, and percussionist, renowned for his work with Benny Goodman and for helping popularize the vibraphone in jazz.
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D.
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader renowned for his virtuosic high-note trumpet playing and energetic big band performances.
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E.
Charles Giordano
Charles Giordano is an American keyboardist and accordionist best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Pepper
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June Christy ⓘ Lee Konitz ⓘ Maynard Ferguson ⓘ Shelly Manne ⓘ Shorty Rogers ⓘ Stan Kenton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Stan Kenton Orchestra
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| birthName |
Stan Kenton
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Stanley Newcomb Kenton
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| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-12-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-08-25 ⓘ |
| familyName | Kenton ⓘ |
| founded |
Innovations Orchestra
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Stan Kenton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Stan Kenton Orchestra
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| genre |
big band
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jazz ⓘ progressive jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Stanley ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
big band jazz
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modern jazz ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| movement | progressive jazz movement ⓘ |
| name | Stan Kenton self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
integrated modern classical elements into jazz orchestration
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led one of the most influential postwar big bands ⓘ pioneered progressive big band arrangements ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adventures in Blues
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Adventures in Jazz ⓘ Adventures in Time ⓘ Artistry in Rhythm ⓘ City of Glass ⓘ Innovations in Modern Music ⓘ Kenton in Hi-Fi ⓘ New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ jazz pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Wichita, Kansas
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surface form:
Wichita, Kansas, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
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Decca Records ⓘ MCA Records ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stan Kenton Description of subject: Stan Kenton was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his progressive big band arrangements and innovative contributions to modern jazz.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stan Kenton Orchestra
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Stan Kenton Orchestra
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Stan Kenton Orchestra
this entity surface form:
Stanley Newcomb Kenton
this entity surface form:
Stan Kenton Orchestra
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Stan Kenton Orchestra
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Stan Kenton Orchestra
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Stan Kenton Orchestra
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MacArthur Park