"Lester Leaps In"
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"Lester Leaps In" is a classic 1939 jazz composition and recording by tenor saxophonist Lester Young, celebrated as a landmark of the Kansas City swing style and small-group improvisation.
All labels observed (1)
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| "Lester Leaps In" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5192991 — 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: "Lester Leaps In" Context triple: [Lester Young, notableWork, "Lester Leaps In"]
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A.
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B.
Runaround
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C.
Stiltsville
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D.
Waiting for Lefty
"Waiting for Lefty" is a landmark 1935 one-act play by Clifford Odets that dramatizes a taxi drivers' labor strike and became a defining work of American leftist theatre.
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E.
The Stand-Up
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- 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: "Lester Leaps In" Target entity description: "Lester Leaps In" is a classic 1939 jazz composition and recording by tenor saxophonist Lester Young, celebrated as a landmark of the Kansas City swing style and small-group improvisation.
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A.
Who’s Laughing Now
"Who’s Laughing Now" is a pop song by English singer Jessie J that addresses bullying and empowerment through its defiant, self-affirming lyrics.
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B.
Runaround
"Runaround" is a seminal science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that famously introduced and explored the Three Laws of Robotics through a malfunctioning robot on Mercury.
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C.
Stiltsville
Stiltsville is a historic collection of wooden stilt houses built over the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida.
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D.
Waiting for Lefty
"Waiting for Lefty" is a landmark 1935 one-act play by Clifford Odets that dramatizes a taxi drivers' labor strike and became a defining work of American leftist theatre.
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E.
The Stand-Up
The Stand-Up is a Russian film featuring Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role, blending elements of drama and comedy around the world of stand-up comedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz composition
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jazz standard ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | I Got Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogedAsStandardIn | Real Book and other jazz fake books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | Swing Era ⓘ |
| firstRecordedInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | 32-bar AABA ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | core jazz standard for tenor saxophonists ⓘ |
| hasImprovisationalBasis | riff-based head arrangement ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| hasNotableBassist | Walter Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableDrummer | Jo Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableGuitarist | Freddie Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePianist | Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSoloist | Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableTrumpeter | Buck Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleWordplayOn | Lester Young’s nickname ‘Pres’ (President of the tenor saxophone) ⓘ |
| influenced |
bebop-era improvisation
ⓘ
tenor saxophone style in jazz ⓘ |
| instrumentationFeature | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
jazz classic
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landmark Kansas City swing recording ⓘ |
| isPartOfRepertoire | jazz jam session repertoire ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| movement | Kansas City jazz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Kansas City riff-based arranging
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small-group improvisation ⓘ tenor saxophone soloing ⓘ |
| originalEnsembleSize | small group ⓘ |
| performerOnOriginalRecording | Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Count Basie Kansas City Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Vocalion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Kansas City swing ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext | small jazz ensemble ⓘ |
| usesChordChangesOf | I Got Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1939 ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstRecording | 1939 ⓘ |
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Subject: "Lester Leaps In" Description of subject: "Lester Leaps In" is a classic 1939 jazz composition and recording by tenor saxophonist Lester Young, celebrated as a landmark of the Kansas City swing style and small-group improvisation.
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