Chesney Henry Baker Jr.
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Chesney Henry Baker Jr., better known as Chet Baker, was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist renowned for his lyrical playing and cool, understated singing style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chesney Henry Baker Jr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3899077 — 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: Chesney Henry Baker Jr. Context triple: [Chet Baker, fullName, Chesney Henry Baker Jr.]
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A.
William Baker
William Baker was a 19th-century British civil engineer noted for designing major railway structures, including prominent bridges for the expanding Victorian rail network.
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B.
John Esten Cooke
John Esten Cooke was a 19th-century American novelist and Confederate soldier best known for his historical romances set in Virginia and his writings about the American Civil War.
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C.
Geo Baker
Geo Baker is an American former college basketball guard best known for his standout career and leadership with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball program.
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D.
George Kelly Barnes
George Kelly Barnes, better known as "Machine Gun Kelly," was a notorious American gangster and bootlegger of the Prohibition era, infamous for high-profile kidnappings and his reputation as a machine gun–wielding criminal.
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E.
Sam Jones
Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
- 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: Chesney Henry Baker Jr. Target entity description: Chesney Henry Baker Jr., better known as Chet Baker, was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist renowned for his lyrical playing and cool, understated singing style.
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A.
William Baker
William Baker was a 19th-century British civil engineer noted for designing major railway structures, including prominent bridges for the expanding Victorian rail network.
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B.
John Esten Cooke
John Esten Cooke was a 19th-century American novelist and Confederate soldier best known for his historical romances set in Virginia and his writings about the American Civil War.
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C.
Geo Baker
Geo Baker is an American former college basketball guard best known for his standout career and leadership with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball program.
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D.
George Kelly Barnes
George Kelly Barnes, better known as "Machine Gun Kelly," was a notorious American gangster and bootlegger of the Prohibition era, infamous for high-profile kidnappings and his reputation as a machine gun–wielding criminal.
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E.
Sam Jones
Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jazz singer ⓘ jazz trumpeter ⓘ musician ⓘ recording artist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1988 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Pepper
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Charlie Parker ⓘ Gerry Mulligan ⓘ Russ Freeman ⓘ Stan Getz ⓘ |
| awardReceived | DownBeat Jazz Poll winner ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | fall from a hotel window ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
Korean War
ⓘ
surface form:
Korean War (non-combat service)
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-12-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-05-13 ⓘ |
| familyName | Baker ⓘ |
| genre |
West Coast jazz
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cool jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Chesney ⓘ |
| influenced |
cool jazz trumpet style
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later generations of jazz trumpeters and vocalists ⓘ |
| instrument |
trumpet
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voice ⓘ |
| militaryService |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| notableEvent | rise to fame with Gerry Mulligan Quartet in early 1950s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chet
ⓘ
Chet Baker Sings ⓘ Chet Baker Sings ⓘ
surface form:
Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You
Chet Is Back! ⓘ My Funny Valentine ⓘ
surface form:
My Funny Valentine (recording)
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| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
trumpeter ⓘ vocalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Yale, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
surface form:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| residence |
California, United States
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stageName | Chet Baker ⓘ |
| struggle | heroin addiction ⓘ |
| style | lyrical trumpet playing ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Let’s Get Lost (1988 documentary film)
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surface form:
documentary film "Let's Get Lost"
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| vocalStyle | cool, understated singing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chesney Henry Baker Jr. Description of subject: Chesney Henry Baker Jr., better known as Chet Baker, was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist renowned for his lyrical playing and cool, understated singing style.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.