Small Change
E433014
Small Change is a 1976 Tom Waits album known for its jazz-inflected, piano-driven songs and vivid, noir-style storytelling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Small Change canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4358823 — 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: Small Change Context triple: [Tom Waits, notableAlbum, Small Change]
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A.
Small Change
Small Change is a 1976 French film by François Truffaut that tenderly portrays the everyday lives and emotional worlds of children in a small town.
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B.
One New Change
One New Change is a major modern retail and office complex in the City of London, known for its shopping centre and rooftop terrace with views of St Paul’s Cathedral.
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C.
Quick Change
Quick Change is a 1990 crime-comedy film co-directed by and starring Bill Murray as a mastermind bank robber whose escape from New York City goes increasingly awry.
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D.
One Dime at a Time
"One Dime at a Time" is a bluegrass song by the Steep Canyon Rangers that showcases their traditional acoustic style and tight vocal harmonies.
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E.
Some Changes
"Some Changes" is a poetry collection by American writer and activist June Jordan that reflects her incisive commentary on race, gender, and social justice.
- 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: Small Change Target entity description: Small Change is a 1976 Tom Waits album known for its jazz-inflected, piano-driven songs and vivid, noir-style storytelling.
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A.
Small Change
Small Change is a 1976 French film by François Truffaut that tenderly portrays the everyday lives and emotional worlds of children in a small town.
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B.
One New Change
One New Change is a major modern retail and office complex in the City of London, known for its shopping centre and rooftop terrace with views of St Paul’s Cathedral.
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C.
Quick Change
Quick Change is a 1990 crime-comedy film co-directed by and starring Bill Murray as a mastermind bank robber whose escape from New York City goes increasingly awry.
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D.
One Dime at a Time
"One Dime at a Time" is a bluegrass song by the Steep Canyon Rangers that showcases their traditional acoustic style and tight vocal harmonies.
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E.
Some Changes
"Some Changes" is a poetry collection by American writer and activist June Jordan that reflects her incisive commentary on race, gender, and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tom Waits album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Tom Waits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | 1970s singer-songwriter movement ⓘ |
| composer | Tom Waits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| followedBy | Foreign Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Nighthawks at the Diner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ piano rock ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Small Change album cover ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bad Liver and a Broken Heart (In Lowell)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Can't Wait to Get Off Work (And See My Baby on Montgomery Avenue) NERFINISHED ⓘ I Wish I Was in New Orleans (In the Ninth Ward) NERFINISHED ⓘ Invitation to the Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Jitterbug Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasties and a G-String (At the Two O'Clock Club) NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Change (Got Rained on with His Own .38) NERFINISHED ⓘ Step Right Up NERFINISHED ⓘ The One That Got Away NERFINISHED ⓘ The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening with Pete King) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricsTheme |
down-and-out characters
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noir-style storytelling ⓘ seedy urban nightlife ⓘ |
| musicalCharacteristic |
jazz-inflected instrumentation
ⓘ
piano-driven arrangements ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | noir storytelling ⓘ |
| notableTrack |
Step Right Up
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening with Pete King) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Tom Waits discography ⓘ |
| performer | Tom Waits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| producer | Bones Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1976 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Asylum Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-09-21 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | gravelly voice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Small Change Description of subject: Small Change is a 1976 Tom Waits album known for its jazz-inflected, piano-driven songs and vivid, noir-style storytelling.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.