Milton Hinton
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Milton Hinton was a renowned American jazz double bassist and photographer, celebrated for his long career, versatility, and extensive documentation of jazz history.
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| Milton Hinton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6665739 — 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: Milton Hinton Context triple: [Hinton, hasNotableBearer, Milton Hinton]
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A.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
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B.
James H. Willbanks
James H. Willbanks is a military historian and author best known for his works on the Vietnam War and his service as a U.S. Army officer during that conflict.
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C.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
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D.
John Milledge
John Milledge was an American politician and statesman who served as governor of Georgia and a U.S. congressman in the early 19th century.
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E.
Charles S. Hamlin
Charles S. Hamlin was an American lawyer and public official who became the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, helping to establish the early framework of U.S. central banking policy.
- 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: Milton Hinton Target entity description: Milton Hinton was a renowned American jazz double bassist and photographer, celebrated for his long career, versatility, and extensive documentation of jazz history.
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A.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
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B.
James H. Willbanks
James H. Willbanks is a military historian and author best known for his works on the Vietnam War and his service as a U.S. Army officer during that conflict.
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C.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
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D.
John Milledge
John Milledge was an American politician and statesman who served as governor of Georgia and a U.S. congressman in the early 19th century.
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E.
Charles S. Hamlin
Charles S. Hamlin was an American lawyer and public official who became the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, helping to establish the early framework of U.S. central banking policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American jazz double bassist
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double bassist ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ jazz photographer ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | NEA Jazz Masters Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-06-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-12-19 ⓘ |
| employer | Cab Calloway Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Hinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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swing ⓘ traditional jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass violin
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double bass ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive session work in New York studios
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long career spanning several decades ⓘ photographic documentation of jazz musicians ⓘ versatile jazz bass playing ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
NERFINISHED
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New York jazz studio scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Milton Hinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Judge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bass Line: The Stories and Photographs of Milton Hinton
NERFINISHED
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Old Man Time (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Overtime: The Jazz Photographs of Milt Hinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
double bassist
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music educator ⓘ musician ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Queens, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Monteen Hinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Aretha Franklin
NERFINISHED
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Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ Cab Calloway NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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