Philly Joe Jones
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Philly Joe Jones was an influential American jazz drummer best known for his dynamic, swinging work with Miles Davis and other leading bebop and hard bop musicians of the 1950s and 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philly Joe Jones canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5350123 — 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: Philly Joe Jones Context triple: [Miles Davis Quintet, memberOfFirstGreatQuintet, Philly Joe Jones]
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A.
Teddy Dunn
Teddy Dunn is an American actor best known for playing Duncan Kane on the television series "Veronica Mars."
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B.
Thad Jones
Thad Jones was an influential American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his sophisticated arrangements and co-leading the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.
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C.
J.J. Johnson
J.J. Johnson was a pioneering American jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger renowned for his virtuosic bebop playing and influential recordings.
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D.
Don Byas
Don Byas was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his sophisticated harmonic approach and as a key transitional figure between swing and bebop.
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E.
Don Redman
Don Redman was an influential American jazz arranger, composer, and bandleader whose innovative orchestrations in the 1920s and 1930s helped shape the sound of big band swing.
- 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: Philly Joe Jones Target entity description: Philly Joe Jones was an influential American jazz drummer best known for his dynamic, swinging work with Miles Davis and other leading bebop and hard bop musicians of the 1950s and 1960s.
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A.
Teddy Dunn
Teddy Dunn is an American actor best known for playing Duncan Kane on the television series "Veronica Mars."
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B.
Thad Jones
Thad Jones was an influential American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his sophisticated arrangements and co-leading the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.
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C.
J.J. Johnson
J.J. Johnson was a pioneering American jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger renowned for his virtuosic bebop playing and influential recordings.
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D.
Don Byas
Don Byas was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his sophisticated harmonic approach and as a key transitional figure between swing and bebop.
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E.
Don Redman
Don Redman was an influential American jazz arranger, composer, and bandleader whose innovative orchestrations in the 1920s and 1930s helped shape the sound of big band swing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz drummer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Evans Trio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Garland Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1923-07-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bill Evans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bud Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Cannonball Adderley NERFINISHED ⓘ Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Mobley NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ Tadd Dameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1985-08-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Joseph Rudolph Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Billy Higgins
NERFINISHED
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Elvin Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack DeJohnette NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | drums ⓘ |
| memberOf | Miles Davis Quintet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Philly Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Blues for Dracula
NERFINISHED
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Philly Joe's Beat NERFINISHED ⓘ Showcase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | work with the Miles Davis Quintet ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
drummer ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | swinging, dynamic drumming ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philly Joe Jones Description of subject: Philly Joe Jones was an influential American jazz drummer best known for his dynamic, swinging work with Miles Davis and other leading bebop and hard bop musicians of the 1950s and 1960s.
Referenced by (12)
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