Portrait in Jazz
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Portrait in Jazz is a landmark 1959 jazz album by the Bill Evans Trio, celebrated for its lyrical piano style, innovative interplay, and lasting influence on modern jazz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portrait in Jazz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8375701 — 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: Portrait in Jazz Context triple: [Bill Evans, notableWork, Portrait in Jazz]
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A.
Victoires du Jazz
Victoires du Jazz is a major French music award ceremony dedicated to recognizing outstanding achievements in jazz.
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B.
Our Man in Jazz
Our Man in Jazz is a 1962 live avant-garde jazz album by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded with Don Cherry and noted for its extended, exploratory improvisations.
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C.
Jazz (novel)
"Jazz" is a 1992 novel by Toni Morrison that explores love, violence, and memory in 1920s Harlem through a polyphonic, jazz-like narrative style.
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D.
Jazz Giant
Jazz Giant is a landmark bebop piano album by Bud Powell, showcasing his virtuosic technique and influential modern jazz style.
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E.
All What Jazz
All What Jazz is a collection of jazz criticism and essays by English poet and critic Philip Larkin.
- 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: Portrait in Jazz Target entity description: Portrait in Jazz is a landmark 1959 jazz album by the Bill Evans Trio, celebrated for its lyrical piano style, innovative interplay, and lasting influence on modern jazz.
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A.
Victoires du Jazz
Victoires du Jazz is a major French music award ceremony dedicated to recognizing outstanding achievements in jazz.
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B.
Our Man in Jazz
Our Man in Jazz is a 1962 live avant-garde jazz album by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded with Don Cherry and noted for its extended, exploratory improvisations.
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C.
Jazz (novel)
"Jazz" is a 1992 novel by Toni Morrison that explores love, violence, and memory in 1920s Harlem through a polyphonic, jazz-like narrative style.
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D.
Jazz Giant
Jazz Giant is a landmark bebop piano album by Bud Powell, showcasing his virtuosic technique and influential modern jazz style.
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E.
All What Jazz
All What Jazz is a collection of jazz criticism and essays by English poet and critic Philip Larkin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Bill Evans Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | post-bop ⓘ |
| chronologyFollowedBy | Explorations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyFollows |
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jazz Conceptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by jazz critics ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
double bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| genre |
cool jazz
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ modal jazz ⓘ |
| hasCompositionBy |
Bill Evans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various American songbook composers ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Portrait in Jazz album cover ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | piano trio ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Autumn Leaves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blue in Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Come Rain or Come Shine NERFINISHED ⓘ Peri's Scope NERFINISHED ⓘ Someday My Prince Will Come NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Is Here NERFINISHED ⓘ What Is This Thing Called Love? NERFINISHED ⓘ When I Fall in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Witchcraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Bill Evans Trio recordings
ⓘ
subsequent jazz piano trios ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mainPerformerRole |
Bill Evans – piano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Motian – drums ⓘ Scott LaFaro – bass ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on modern jazz piano trios
ⓘ
innovative trio interplay ⓘ lyrical piano style ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| partOf | Bill Evans discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Bill Evans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Motian NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott LaFaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Orrin Keepnews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1959 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | LP record ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
emphasis on group interaction over soloing
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subtle reharmonization of standards ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portrait in Jazz Description of subject: Portrait in Jazz is a landmark 1959 jazz album by the Bill Evans Trio, celebrated for its lyrical piano style, innovative interplay, and lasting influence on modern jazz.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.