Wild Bill Davison
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Wild Bill Davison was an American jazz cornetist known for his fiery, rough-edged playing style and prominent role in the Dixieland and traditional jazz revival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wild Bill Davison canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7802809 — 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: Wild Bill Davison Context triple: [Commodore Records, associatedWith, Wild Bill Davison]
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A.
Kent Davison
Kent Davison is a data-obsessed political strategist and senior advisor in the television series "Veep," known for his emotionless demeanor and reliance on polling and analytics.
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B.
Dana Murray
Dana Murray is a film producer best known for her work with Pixar Animation Studios, including producing the acclaimed animated feature "Soul."
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C.
Trevor Ward
Trevor Ward is an actor known for appearing in the film "Andy Hardy Comes Home" as part of its supporting cast.
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D.
Scotty Davidson
Scotty Davidson was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey forward who starred in the National Hockey Association before his career was cut short by his death in World War I.
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E.
Tom Drysdale
Tom Drysdale is a notable individual recognized as a prominent bearer of the Drysdale surname.
- 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: Wild Bill Davison Target entity description: Wild Bill Davison was an American jazz cornetist known for his fiery, rough-edged playing style and prominent role in the Dixieland and traditional jazz revival.
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A.
Kent Davison
Kent Davison is a data-obsessed political strategist and senior advisor in the television series "Veep," known for his emotionless demeanor and reliance on polling and analytics.
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B.
Dana Murray
Dana Murray is a film producer best known for her work with Pixar Animation Studios, including producing the acclaimed animated feature "Soul."
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C.
Trevor Ward
Trevor Ward is an actor known for appearing in the film "Andy Hardy Comes Home" as part of its supporting cast.
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D.
Scotty Davidson
Scotty Davidson was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey forward who starred in the National Hockey Association before his career was cut short by his death in World War I.
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E.
Tom Drysdale
Tom Drysdale is a notable individual recognized as a prominent bearer of the Drysdale surname.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cornetist
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| birthName | William Edward Davison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-01-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-11-14 ⓘ |
| familyName | Davison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Dixieland
NERFINISHED
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jazz ⓘ traditional jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | European American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | cornet ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Dixieland revival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional jazz revival ⓘ |
| name | Wild Bill Davison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fiery cornet playing style
ⓘ
rough-edged tone ⓘ |
| notableWork | recordings with Eddie Condon’s bands ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
musician ⓘ |
| performanceCharacteristic |
expressive vibrato
ⓘ
growling tone ⓘ powerful attack ⓘ |
| performanceStyle |
hot jazz
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improvisation-focused ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Defiance, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Santa Barbara, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Commodore Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Storyville Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Bud Freeman
NERFINISHED
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Eddie Condon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pee Wee Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wild Bill Davison Description of subject: Wild Bill Davison was an American jazz cornetist known for his fiery, rough-edged playing style and prominent role in the Dixieland and traditional jazz revival.
Referenced by (2)
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