It Might as Well Be Swing
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It Might as Well Be Swing is a 1964 studio album by Frank Sinatra arranged by Quincy Jones and backed by Count Basie and his orchestra, featuring swinging interpretations of popular standards.
All labels observed (1)
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| It Might as Well Be Swing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5416994 — 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: It Might as Well Be Swing Context triple: [Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra version), album, It Might as Well Be Swing]
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A.
The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing
The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing was the celebrated nickname of American trombonist and big band leader Tommy Dorsey, renowned for his smooth tone and romantic swing arrangements.
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B.
The Swinging Blue Jeans
The Swinging Blue Jeans are a British Merseybeat band best known for their 1960s hits like "Hippy Hippy Shake."
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C.
"Moten Swing"
"Moten Swing" is a classic 1932 jazz composition that became one of the defining recordings of the Kansas City swing style and a key influence on the development of big band jazz.
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D.
Swinging on a Star
"Swinging on a Star" is a popular 1944 American song, with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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E.
Blues in the Night
"Blues in the Night" is a classic American popular song from 1941, renowned as a jazz and pop standard and widely recorded by numerous prominent artists.
- 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: It Might as Well Be Swing Target entity description: It Might as Well Be Swing is a 1964 studio album by Frank Sinatra arranged by Quincy Jones and backed by Count Basie and his orchestra, featuring swinging interpretations of popular standards.
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A.
The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing
The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing was the celebrated nickname of American trombonist and big band leader Tommy Dorsey, renowned for his smooth tone and romantic swing arrangements.
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B.
The Swinging Blue Jeans
The Swinging Blue Jeans are a British Merseybeat band best known for their 1960s hits like "Hippy Hippy Shake."
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C.
"Moten Swing"
"Moten Swing" is a classic 1932 jazz composition that became one of the defining recordings of the Kansas City swing style and a key influence on the development of big band jazz.
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D.
Swinging on a Star
"Swinging on a Star" is a popular 1944 American song, with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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E.
Blues in the Night
"Blues in the Night" is a classic American popular song from 1941, renowned as a jazz and pop standard and widely recorded by numerous prominent artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Frank Sinatra album
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studio album ⓘ vocal jazz album ⓘ |
| arranger | Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingBand | Count Basie and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPreviousArtist | Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPreviousTitle | Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductor | Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | swinging interpretations of popular standards ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredArtist | Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredEnsemble | Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresArranger | Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresBandLeader | Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | LP record ⓘ |
| genre |
swing
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traditional pop ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasCoverSong |
Hello, Dolly!
NERFINISHED
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I Can't Stop Loving You NERFINISHED ⓘ More NERFINISHED ⓘ The Good Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrchestra | Count Basie and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Fly Me to the Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hello, Dolly! NERFINISHED ⓘ I Believe in You NERFINISHED ⓘ I Can't Stop Loving You NERFINISHED ⓘ I Wanna Be Around NERFINISHED ⓘ I Wish You Love NERFINISHED ⓘ More NERFINISHED ⓘ The Best Is Yet to Come NERFINISHED ⓘ The Good Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Wives and Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | Reprise Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableRecordingOf | Fly Me to the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf |
Count Basie discography
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Frank Sinatra discography ⓘ Quincy Jones discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerPiano | Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerVocal | Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Sonny Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1964 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| style | big band ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It Might as Well Be Swing Description of subject: It Might as Well Be Swing is a 1964 studio album by Frank Sinatra arranged by Quincy Jones and backed by Count Basie and his orchestra, featuring swinging interpretations of popular standards.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra version)