James Oscar Smith
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James Oscar Smith, better known as Jimmy Smith, was a pioneering American jazz organist who popularized the Hammond B-3 organ and helped shape the sound of soul jazz in the 1950s and 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Oscar Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7212644 — 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: James Oscar Smith Context triple: [Jimmy Smith, fullName, James Oscar Smith]
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A.
Jack Martin Smith
Jack Martin Smith was an American art director and production designer known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films.
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B.
Arthur Lionel Smith
Arthur Lionel Smith was a British historian and academic who served as Master of Balliol College, Oxford, in the early 20th century.
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C.
James Smith
James Smith is a distinguished former student of New London Academy recognized for his notable achievements after attending the institution.
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D.
James Smith
James Smith was a film editor active in early American cinema, known for his work on the 1920 silent drama "Pollyanna."
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E.
James Smith
James Smith was a notable Scottish architect active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, recognized for designing prominent ecclesiastical and civic buildings.
- 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: James Oscar Smith Target entity description: James Oscar Smith, better known as Jimmy Smith, was a pioneering American jazz organist who popularized the Hammond B-3 organ and helped shape the sound of soul jazz in the 1950s and 1960s.
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A.
Jack Martin Smith
Jack Martin Smith was an American art director and production designer known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films.
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B.
Arthur Lionel Smith
Arthur Lionel Smith was a British historian and academic who served as Master of Balliol College, Oxford, in the early 20th century.
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C.
James Smith
James Smith was a film editor active in early American cinema, known for his work on the 1920 silent drama "Pollyanna."
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D.
James Smith
James Smith is a distinguished former student of New London Academy recognized for his notable achievements after attending the institution.
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E.
James Smith
James Smith was a notable Scottish architect active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, recognized for designing prominent ecclesiastical and civic buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American jazz organist
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ organist ⓘ soul jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jimmy Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Blakey
NERFINISHED
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Kenny Burrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou Donaldson NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Turrentine NERFINISHED ⓘ Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Chelten Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-12-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-02-08 ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
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jazz ⓘ soul jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influenced |
jazz-funk musicians
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soul jazz organists ⓘ |
| instrument |
Hammond B-3 organ
NERFINISHED
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organ ⓘ |
| middleName | Oscar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping define the sound of soul jazz
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popularizing the Hammond B-3 organ in jazz ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentTechnique | walking bass lines on organ pedals ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Back at the Chicken Shack"
NERFINISHED
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album "Home Cookin'" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Midnight Special" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "The Cat" ⓘ album "The Sermon!" ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| performedInEnsembleType | organ trio ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Verve Records ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
groove-oriented trio settings
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use of blues-based improvisation on organ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Oscar Smith Description of subject: James Oscar Smith, better known as Jimmy Smith, was a pioneering American jazz organist who popularized the Hammond B-3 organ and helped shape the sound of soul jazz in the 1950s and 1960s.
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