Leonard Feather
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Leonard Feather was a prominent British-born jazz journalist, critic, composer, and producer known for his influential writings and contributions to the development and documentation of modern jazz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leonard Feather canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6380789 — 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: Leonard Feather Context triple: [How Blue Can You Get, composer, Leonard Feather]
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A.
Bill Charlap
Bill Charlap is an American jazz pianist and bandleader renowned for his sophisticated interpretations of the Great American Songbook and his work with the Bill Charlap Trio.
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B.
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims was an American jazz saxophonist known for his smooth, swinging style and prominent role in the cool jazz and West Coast jazz movements.
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C.
George Wein
George Wein was an influential American jazz impresario, pianist, and producer best known for pioneering modern music festivals and shaping the global jazz festival landscape.
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D.
Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
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E.
Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan is a Scottish actor best known for his rugged character roles in films and television series such as "Braveheart" and "Sons of Anarchy."
- 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: Leonard Feather Target entity description: Leonard Feather was a prominent British-born jazz journalist, critic, composer, and producer known for his influential writings and contributions to the development and documentation of modern jazz.
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A.
Bill Charlap
Bill Charlap is an American jazz pianist and bandleader renowned for his sophisticated interpretations of the Great American Songbook and his work with the Bill Charlap Trio.
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B.
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims was an American jazz saxophonist known for his smooth, swinging style and prominent role in the cool jazz and West Coast jazz movements.
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C.
George Wein
George Wein was an influential American jazz impresario, pianist, and producer best known for pioneering modern music festivals and shaping the global jazz festival landscape.
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D.
Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
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E.
Tommy Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan is a Scottish actor best known for his rugged character roles in films and television series such as "Braveheart" and "Sons of Anarchy."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jazz composer ⓘ jazz critic ⓘ music journalist ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| child | Lorraine Feather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| composedFor |
Billie Holiday
NERFINISHED
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Dinah Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedSong |
Blowtop Blues
NERFINISHED
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Evil Gal Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ How Blue Can You Get? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-09-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-09-22 ⓘ |
| employer |
Down Beat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Feather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
documenting bebop and modern jazz
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influential jazz reference books ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Leonard Feather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
From Satchmo to Miles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inside Be-Bop NERFINISHED ⓘ Inside Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ The Encyclopedia of Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Encyclopedia of Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
jazz pianist
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journalist ⓘ music critic ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Feather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPioneerOf | modern jazz criticism ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
Down Beat
NERFINISHED
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Esquire NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Times NERFINISHED ⓘ Metronome NERFINISHED ⓘ Playboy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteLinerNotesFor | various jazz albums ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leonard Feather Description of subject: Leonard Feather was a prominent British-born jazz journalist, critic, composer, and producer known for his influential writings and contributions to the development and documentation of modern jazz.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.