Kenny Clarke
E422654
Kenny Clarke was an influential American jazz drummer and bandleader, renowned as a pioneer of bebop drumming whose innovations reshaped modern jazz rhythm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kenny Clarke canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4227450 — 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: Kenny Clarke Context triple: [Dizzy Gillespie, collaboratedWith, Kenny Clarke]
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A.
Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson was an American jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader renowned for his virtuosic technique, pioneering use of double bass drums, and collaborations with major swing and big band leaders.
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B.
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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C.
Bud Powell
Bud Powell was a pioneering American jazz pianist and key figure in the bebop movement, renowned for his virtuosic technique and influential improvisational style.
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D.
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie was an influential American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and key architect of bebop known for his virtuosic playing and bent trumpet.
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E.
Benny Carter
Benny Carter was an influential American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader whose career spanned over six decades.
- 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: Kenny Clarke Target entity description: Kenny Clarke was an influential American jazz drummer and bandleader, renowned as a pioneer of bebop drumming whose innovations reshaped modern jazz rhythm.
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A.
Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson was an American jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader renowned for his virtuosic technique, pioneering use of double bass drums, and collaborations with major swing and big band leaders.
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B.
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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C.
Bud Powell
Bud Powell was a pioneering American jazz pianist and key figure in the bebop movement, renowned for his virtuosic technique and influential improvisational style.
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D.
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie was an influential American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and key architect of bebop known for his virtuosic playing and bent trumpet.
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E.
Benny Carter
Benny Carter was an influential American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader whose career spanned over six decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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bebop musician ⓘ human ⓘ jazz drummer ⓘ |
| alias |
Klook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Klook-mop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bud Powell
NERFINISHED
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Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ French jazz scene ⓘ Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Minton's Playhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern Jazz Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Dexter Gordon
NERFINISHED
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John Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Milt Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Percy Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-01-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-01-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | modern jazz rhythm innovation ⓘ |
| fullName | Kenneth Clarke Spearman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Kenneth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Art Blakey
NERFINISHED
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Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ Philly Joe Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ modern jazz drumming ⓘ |
| instrument | drum set ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Modern Jazz Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement | bebop ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering bebop drumming
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shifting timekeeping from bass drum to ride cymbal ⓘ |
| notableWork | album "Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Big Band" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ drummer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInGroup | drummer of Modern Jazz Quartet ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Columbia Records ⓘ Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Savoy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedInYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| styleCharacteristic |
dropping irregular bass drum accents ("bombs")
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use of syncopated ride cymbal patterns ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1930s–1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kenny Clarke Description of subject: Kenny Clarke was an influential American jazz drummer and bandleader, renowned as a pioneer of bebop drumming whose innovations reshaped modern jazz rhythm.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.