Barrett Deems
E503298
Barrett Deems was an American jazz drummer best known for his high-energy playing and for performing with Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars in the 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barrett Deems canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5095065 — 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: Barrett Deems Context triple: [All Stars, notableMember, Barrett Deems]
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A.
Devlin Elliott
Devlin Elliott is an American theater and film producer best known as the husband of actor Nathan Lane.
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B.
Tim DeKay
Tim DeKay is an American actor best known for his television roles in series such as White Collar and Carnivàle.
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C.
Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse was a Canadian-born silent film actor best known for his villainous roles in early Hollywood adventure and drama films.
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D.
Joel Parker
Joel Parker is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical American politicians and jurists.
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E.
Emmett Kurzfeld
Emmett Kurzfeld is a supporting intelligence operative in the spy thriller film "Atomic Blonde," aiding the protagonist amid Cold War espionage in Berlin.
- 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: Barrett Deems Target entity description: Barrett Deems was an American jazz drummer best known for his high-energy playing and for performing with Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars in the 1950s.
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A.
Devlin Elliott
Devlin Elliott is an American theater and film producer best known as the husband of actor Nathan Lane.
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B.
Tim DeKay
Tim DeKay is an American actor best known for his television roles in series such as White Collar and Carnivàle.
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C.
Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse was a Canadian-born silent film actor best known for his villainous roles in early Hollywood adventure and drama films.
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D.
Joel Parker
Joel Parker is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical American politicians and jurists.
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E.
Emmett Kurzfeld
Emmett Kurzfeld is a supporting intelligence operative in the spy thriller film "Atomic Blonde," aiding the protagonist amid Cold War espionage in Berlin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jazz drummer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Benny Goodman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jimmy Dorsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Venuti NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Muggsy Spanier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-03-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-09-15 ⓘ |
| describedAs | the world’s fastest drummer ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Deems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jazz music
ⓘ
music performance ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing music ⓘ |
| givenName | Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | drum kit ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Barrett Deems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-energy drumming style
ⓘ
performing with Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars ⓘ powerful drum solos in live performance ⓘ |
| notableWork | Barrett Deems! (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
drummer
ⓘ
musician ⓘ |
| performerIn | Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars live performances in the 1950s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Springfield, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Decca Records ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedWith | Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Barrett Deems Description of subject: Barrett Deems was an American jazz drummer best known for his high-energy playing and for performing with Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars in the 1950s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.