"Taxi War Dance"
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"Taxi War Dance" is a celebrated 1939 jazz recording by tenor saxophonist Lester Young, renowned for its inventive improvisation and influential swing-era style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Taxi War Dance" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5192992 — 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: "Taxi War Dance" Context triple: [Lester Young, notableWork, "Taxi War Dance"]
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A.
Taxi
Taxi is a critically acclaimed American sitcom that aired from 1978 to 1983, following the lives of New York City cab drivers and their dispatcher, and is celebrated for its ensemble cast and blend of comedy and pathos.
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B.
The Taxi Boys
The Taxi Boys is a series of early 1930s comedy short films produced by Hal Roach, featuring slapstick misadventures centered around a group of bumbling taxi drivers.
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C.
Funky Ride
"Funky Ride" is a smooth, laid-back track by Outkast known for its soulful instrumentation and extended groove, featured on their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik.
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D.
Hitchin’ a Ride
"Hitchin’ a Ride" is a song by the American rock band Green Day from their 1997 album *Nimrod*.
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E.
Get Out of Your Own Way
"Get Out of Your Own Way" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its anthemic sound and politically charged lyrics.
- 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: "Taxi War Dance" Target entity description: "Taxi War Dance" is a celebrated 1939 jazz recording by tenor saxophonist Lester Young, renowned for its inventive improvisation and influential swing-era style.
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A.
Taxi
Taxi is a critically acclaimed American sitcom that aired from 1978 to 1983, following the lives of New York City cab drivers and their dispatcher, and is celebrated for its ensemble cast and blend of comedy and pathos.
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B.
The Taxi Boys
The Taxi Boys is a series of early 1930s comedy short films produced by Hal Roach, featuring slapstick misadventures centered around a group of bumbling taxi drivers.
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C.
Funky Ride
"Funky Ride" is a smooth, laid-back track by Outkast known for its soulful instrumentation and extended groove, featured on their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik.
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D.
Hitchin’ a Ride
"Hitchin’ a Ride" is a song by the American rock band Green Day from their 1997 album *Nimrod*.
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E.
Get Out of Your Own Way
"Get Out of Your Own Way" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its anthemic sound and politically charged lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz composition
ⓘ
jazz recording ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Count Basie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Count Basie and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedInstrumentalist | Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRecording | 1930s ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasForm | instrumental jazz piece ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalReputation |
celebrated jazz recording
ⓘ
jazz standard of the swing era ⓘ |
| hasImprovisationalStyle |
linear melodic phrasing
ⓘ
rhythmic sophistication ⓘ |
| hasImprovisationBy | Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later tenor saxophonists ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerformer | Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
modern jazz improvisation
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tenor saxophone style in jazz ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| musicalEra | swing era ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential swing-era style
ⓘ
inventive improvisation ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentalist | Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist |
Count Basie Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | swing era ⓘ |
| yearOfRecording | 1939 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: "Taxi War Dance" Description of subject: "Taxi War Dance" is a celebrated 1939 jazz recording by tenor saxophonist Lester Young, renowned for its inventive improvisation and influential swing-era style.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.