Cootie
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Cootie is the nickname of Charles "Cootie" Williams, a prominent American jazz trumpeter known for his work with Duke Ellington and his distinctive growling plunger-muted style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cootie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6331242 — 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: Cootie Context triple: [Cootie Williams, nickname, Cootie]
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A.
Cooties
Cooties is a 2014 horror-comedy film about elementary school teachers fighting off a playground zombie outbreak caused by tainted chicken nuggets.
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B.
Pengo
Pengo is a Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Pengo people in parts of central India, especially in Odisha and neighboring regions.
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C.
Bug a Boo
"Bug a Boo" is a 1999 R&B single by Destiny's Child, known for its catchy lyrics about an overbearing love interest and its popularity during the group's early rise to fame.
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D.
Pookie
Pookie is a tragic, crack-addicted informant character from the 1991 crime film "New Jack City," portrayed by Chris Rock.
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E.
Pluzz
Pluzz was France Télévisions’ former online catch-up TV and streaming platform, later succeeded by france.tv.
- 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: Cootie Target entity description: Cootie is the nickname of Charles "Cootie" Williams, a prominent American jazz trumpeter known for his work with Duke Ellington and his distinctive growling plunger-muted style.
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A.
Cooties
Cooties is a 2014 horror-comedy film about elementary school teachers fighting off a playground zombie outbreak caused by tainted chicken nuggets.
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B.
Pengo
Pengo is a Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Pengo people in parts of central India, especially in Odisha and neighboring regions.
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C.
Bug a Boo
"Bug a Boo" is a 1999 R&B single by Destiny's Child, known for its catchy lyrics about an overbearing love interest and its popularity during the group's early rise to fame.
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D.
Pookie
Pookie is a tragic, crack-addicted informant character from the 1991 crime film "New Jack City," portrayed by Chris Rock.
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E.
Pluzz
Pluzz was France Télévisions’ former online catch-up TV and streaming platform, later succeeded by france.tv.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz trumpeter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Benny Goodman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ Rex Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Charles Melvin Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Ella Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lionel Hampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-07-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-09-15 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfMembership |
1940 (Duke Ellington Orchestra)
ⓘ
1941 (Benny Goodman Orchestra) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfReturn | 1974 (Duke Ellington Orchestra) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| instrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| led | Cootie Williams and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Benny Goodman Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Cootie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
growling plunger-muted trumpet style
ⓘ
work with Duke Ellington ⓘ |
| notableTechnique |
growl trumpet
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plunger mute effects ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Concerto for Cootie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Do Nothing till You Hear from Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Echoes of Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
trumpeter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mobile, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| position | featured soloist in Duke Ellington Orchestra ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ Okeh Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfMembership |
1929 (Duke Ellington Orchestra)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1940 (Benny Goodman Orchestra) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfReturn | 1962 (Duke Ellington Orchestra) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cootie Description of subject: Cootie is the nickname of Charles "Cootie" Williams, a prominent American jazz trumpeter known for his work with Duke Ellington and his distinctive growling plunger-muted style.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.