Lucky Thompson
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Lucky Thompson was an American jazz saxophonist known for his lyrical style and work in the bebop and hard bop eras.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lucky Thompson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5572284 — 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: Lucky Thompson Context triple: [Dial Records, recordedArtist, Lucky Thompson]
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A.
Carvin Haggins
Carvin Haggins is an American songwriter and record producer best known for his work in R&B and neo-soul, including collaborations with artists like Musiq Soulchild and Jill Scott.
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B.
Rallo Tubbs
Rallo Tubbs is a precocious, sharp-tongued young boy and one of the central comedic characters in the animated sitcom "The Cleveland Show."
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C.
Buck Weston
Buck Weston is the hyper-competitive, overbearing youth soccer coach and father who serves as the main rival to Will Ferrell’s character in the sports comedy film "Kicking & Screaming."
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D.
Willie Taylor
Willie Taylor is an American R&B singer and reality TV personality best known as a member of the MTV-formed group Day26.
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E.
Otis Smith
Otis Smith was one of the African American defendants tried alongside Dr. Ossian Sweet in the landmark 1925 Detroit case involving racial violence and self-defense.
- 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: Lucky Thompson Target entity description: Lucky Thompson was an American jazz saxophonist known for his lyrical style and work in the bebop and hard bop eras.
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A.
Carvin Haggins
Carvin Haggins is an American songwriter and record producer best known for his work in R&B and neo-soul, including collaborations with artists like Musiq Soulchild and Jill Scott.
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B.
Rallo Tubbs
Rallo Tubbs is a precocious, sharp-tongued young boy and one of the central comedic characters in the animated sitcom "The Cleveland Show."
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C.
Buck Weston
Buck Weston is the hyper-competitive, overbearing youth soccer coach and father who serves as the main rival to Will Ferrell’s character in the sports comedy film "Kicking & Screaming."
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D.
Willie Taylor
Willie Taylor is an American R&B singer and reality TV personality best known as a member of the MTV-formed group Day26.
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E.
Otis Smith
Otis Smith was one of the African American defendants tried alongside Dr. Ossian Sweet in the landmark 1925 Detroit case involving racial violence and self-defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jazz musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Charlie Parker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Hampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Milt Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Pettiford NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Eli Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-06-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-07-30 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
ⓘ
hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Eli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
soprano saxophone
ⓘ
tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| livedIn | Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
bebop
ⓘ
hard bop ⓘ |
| name | Lucky Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | bridging swing and bebop styles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lucky Strikes
NERFINISHED
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Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford, Vol. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford, Vol. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tricotism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Columbia, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
ABC-Paramount Records
NERFINISHED
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Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | lyrical improvisation ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Dartmouth College
NERFINISHED
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Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touredIn | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Lucky Thompson Description of subject: Lucky Thompson was an American jazz saxophonist known for his lyrical style and work in the bebop and hard bop eras.
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