Vic Dickenson
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Vic Dickenson was an American jazz trombonist known for his warm tone, subtle swing, and work with prominent swing and Dixieland bands from the 1930s onward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vic Dickenson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5572288 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vic Dickenson Context triple: [Dial Records, recordedArtist, Vic Dickenson]
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A.
Rodney Menzies
Rodney Menzies is an Australian businessman best known as the founder of the Menzies Art Brands auction house and a prominent figure in the Australian art market.
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B.
Ben Durrant
Ben Durrant is a musician best known as a member of the indie supergroup Gayngs.
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Bill Curbishley
Bill Curbishley is a British music and film producer and band manager best known for his long-time work with rock bands like The Who and Judas Priest.
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D.
Rex Battarbee
Rex Battarbee was an Australian artist and art teacher best known for fostering and promoting the Hermannsburg watercolour movement, particularly through his mentorship of Aboriginal painter Albert Namatjira.
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E.
Murray Heatley
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vic Dickenson Target entity description: Vic Dickenson was an American jazz trombonist known for his warm tone, subtle swing, and work with prominent swing and Dixieland bands from the 1930s onward.
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A.
Rodney Menzies
Rodney Menzies is an Australian businessman best known as the founder of the Menzies Art Brands auction house and a prominent figure in the Australian art market.
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B.
Ben Durrant
Ben Durrant is a musician best known as a member of the indie supergroup Gayngs.
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C.
Bill Curbishley
Bill Curbishley is a British music and film producer and band manager best known for his long-time work with rock bands like The Who and Judas Priest.
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D.
Rex Battarbee
Rex Battarbee was an Australian artist and art teacher best known for fostering and promoting the Hermannsburg watercolour movement, particularly through his mentorship of Aboriginal painter Albert Namatjira.
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E.
Murray Heatley
Murray Heatley is best known as the father of former NHL star Dany Heatley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ trombonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
mainstream jazz
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traditional jazz revival ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Dickenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Dixieland jazz
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jazz ⓘ swing music ⓘ |
| givenName | Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early swing trombonists ⓘ |
| instrument | trombone ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Count Basie Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie Condon’s band ⓘ |
| name | Vic Dickenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActivity | featured soloist in swing and Dixieland bands ⓘ |
| notableFor |
subtle swing feel
ⓘ
warm trombone tone ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Gentleman of the Trombone"
NERFINISHED
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album "Vic Dickenson Showcase" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
ⓘ
trombonist ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
big bands
ⓘ
small jazz combos ⓘ |
| recordedWith | Blue Note Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Storyville Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vanguard Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
master of melodic trombone phrasing
ⓘ
respected sideman ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
lyrical improvisation
ⓘ
use of muted trombone ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Benny Carter
NERFINISHED
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Bobby Hackett NERFINISHED ⓘ Buck Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Condon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruby Braff NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Bechet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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