Jack Teagarden
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Jack Teagarden was an influential American jazz trombonist and singer renowned for his smooth tone, innovative technique, and collaborations with major jazz bandleaders of the swing era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack Teagarden canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5095060 — 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: Jack Teagarden Context triple: [All Stars, notableMember, Jack Teagarden]
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A.
Joe Williams
Joe Williams was a renowned American jazz and blues singer best known for his powerful baritone voice and celebrated recordings with the Count Basie Orchestra.
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B.
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and big band leader who became one of the most popular bandleaders of the Swing Era.
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C.
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in film noir and classic Hollywood films, including notable appearances in movies like "The Killers" and "Spartacus."
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D.
Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds was an influential early jazz clarinetist and bandleader associated with the New Orleans and Chicago jazz scenes of the 1920s.
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E.
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey was a prominent American jazz trombonist and big band leader, famed for his smooth tone and influential swing-era recordings.
- 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: Jack Teagarden Target entity description: Jack Teagarden was an influential American jazz trombonist and singer renowned for his smooth tone, innovative technique, and collaborations with major jazz bandleaders of the swing era.
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A.
Joe Williams
Joe Williams was a renowned American jazz and blues singer best known for his powerful baritone voice and celebrated recordings with the Count Basie Orchestra.
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B.
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and big band leader who became one of the most popular bandleaders of the Swing Era.
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C.
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in film noir and classic Hollywood films, including notable appearances in movies like "The Killers" and "Spartacus."
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D.
Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds was an influential early jazz clarinetist and bandleader associated with the New Orleans and Chicago jazz scenes of the 1920s.
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E.
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey was a prominent American jazz trombonist and big band leader, famed for his smooth tone and influential swing-era recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ trombonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benny Goodman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glenn Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Whiteman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-08-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1964-01-15 ⓘ |
| era | swing era ⓘ |
| ethnicity | European American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Weldon Leo Teagarden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing music ⓘ |
| givenName | Weldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | modern jazz trombone playing ⓘ |
| instrument |
trombone
ⓘ
voice ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Ben Pollack Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Armstrong and His All Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Whiteman Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Mis'ry and the Blues
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Think Well of Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative trombone technique
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jazz singing ⓘ smooth trombone tone ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Basin Street Blues
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Stars Fell on Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
singer ⓘ trombonist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vernon, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ Decca Records ⓘ |
| sibling |
Charlie Teagarden
NERFINISHED
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Clois "Cub" Teagarden NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Teagarden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | melodic improvisation ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack Teagarden Description of subject: Jack Teagarden was an influential American jazz trombonist and singer renowned for his smooth tone, innovative technique, and collaborations with major jazz bandleaders of the swing era.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.