Jerry Goodman
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Jerry Goodman is an American violinist best known for his pioneering electric violin work in jazz-rock and progressive rock, including his influential role in the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jerry Goodman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4942399 — 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: Jerry Goodman Context triple: [Mahavishnu Orchestra, hasMember, Jerry Goodman]
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A.
Len Goodman
Len Goodman was a British professional ballroom dancer and television personality best known as a long-serving head judge on popular dance competition shows.
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B.
Joseph Markovitch
Joseph Markovitch was the father of French photographer and painter Dora Maar, a key figure in the Surrealist movement and companion of Pablo Picasso.
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C.
Howard Gould
Howard Gould was an American financier and yachtsman from the prominent Gould family, known for his wealth, high-society lifestyle, and involvement in railroad and financial enterprises.
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D.
Lowell Bergman
Lowell Bergman is an American investigative journalist and producer best known for his work on CBS's "60 Minutes" and for exposing major corporate and political scandals.
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E.
Douglas Shulman
Douglas Shulman is an American public official who served as the head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) during the late 2000s and early 2010s.
- 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: Jerry Goodman Target entity description: Jerry Goodman is an American violinist best known for his pioneering electric violin work in jazz-rock and progressive rock, including his influential role in the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
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A.
Len Goodman
Len Goodman was a British professional ballroom dancer and television personality best known as a long-serving head judge on popular dance competition shows.
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B.
Joseph Markovitch
Joseph Markovitch was the father of French photographer and painter Dora Maar, a key figure in the Surrealist movement and companion of Pablo Picasso.
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C.
Howard Gould
Howard Gould was an American financier and yachtsman from the prominent Gould family, known for his wealth, high-society lifestyle, and involvement in railroad and financial enterprises.
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D.
Lowell Bergman
Lowell Bergman is an American investigative journalist and producer best known for his work on CBS's "60 Minutes" and for exposing major corporate and political scandals.
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E.
Douglas Shulman
Douglas Shulman is an American public official who served as the head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) during the late 2000s and early 2010s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American violinist
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musician ⓘ person ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| albumContribution |
played violin on Mahavishnu Orchestra album "Birds of Fire"
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played violin on Mahavishnu Orchestra album "The Inner Mounting Flame" ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Bruford
NERFINISHED
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Dixie Dregs NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahavishnu Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ The Flock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboration |
recorded with Jan Hammer on multiple projects
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worked with various fusion and progressive rock artists ⓘ |
| earlyBand | The Flock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | largely developed style outside traditional classical conservatory training ⓘ |
| era | active primarily from late 1960s onward ⓘ |
| familyBackground | comes from a family of classical string players ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz fusion
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jazz-rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later generations of electric violinists ⓘ |
| instrument |
electric violin
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violin ⓘ |
| joinedBand | Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 1970s ⓘ |
| label | has recorded for independent and major labels in the fusion genre ⓘ |
| livePerformance | known for high-energy stage performances with Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ |
| name | Jerry Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableFor |
contributions to jazz fusion violin
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membership in Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ pioneering electric violin work in jazz-rock ⓘ pioneering electric violin work in progressive rock ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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recording artist ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| roleInBand | violinist in Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ |
| soloAlbum |
"Ariel"
NERFINISHED
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"It's Alive" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Like Children" (with Jan Hammer) NERFINISHED ⓘ "On the Future of Aviation" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Violin Fantasy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
fusion of rock and jazz techniques on violin
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virtuosic electric violin improvisation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jerry Goodman Description of subject: Jerry Goodman is an American violinist best known for his pioneering electric violin work in jazz-rock and progressive rock, including his influential role in the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.