Jon Hendricks
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Jon Hendricks was an influential American jazz singer and lyricist, best known as a pioneer of vocalese and a key member of the vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jon Hendricks canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8746539 — 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: Jon Hendricks Context triple: [Hendricks, hasNotableBearer, Jon Hendricks]
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A.
Roy Harris
Roy Harris was an influential 20th-century American composer best known for his symphonies that drew on folk traditions and a distinctly national musical style.
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B.
Kenneth Hargreaves
Kenneth Hargreaves was a British public servant and ceremonial official who notably served as Lord Lieutenant in Yorkshire.
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C.
Roger Henderson
Roger Henderson is a central character in the 1961 romantic comedy film "The Pleasure of His Company," known as a charming but unreliable father whose return disrupts his daughter's impending marriage.
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D.
Phil Harris
Phil Harris was an American bandleader, singer, comedian, and radio personality best known for his wisecracking persona on classic radio shows and his later voice work in Disney animated films.
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E.
Eric Gairy
Eric Gairy was a Grenadian politician and trade union leader who served as the country’s first prime minister and was later overthrown in a 1979 coup.
- 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: Jon Hendricks Target entity description: Jon Hendricks was an influential American jazz singer and lyricist, best known as a pioneer of vocalese and a key member of the vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.
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A.
Roy Harris
Roy Harris was an influential 20th-century American composer best known for his symphonies that drew on folk traditions and a distinctly national musical style.
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B.
Kenneth Hargreaves
Kenneth Hargreaves was a British public servant and ceremonial official who notably served as Lord Lieutenant in Yorkshire.
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C.
Roger Henderson
Roger Henderson is a central character in the 1961 romantic comedy film "The Pleasure of His Company," known as a charming but unreliable father whose return disrupts his daughter's impending marriage.
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D.
Phil Harris
Phil Harris was an American bandleader, singer, comedian, and radio personality best known for his wisecracking persona on classic radio shows and his later voice work in Disney animated films.
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E.
Eric Gairy
Eric Gairy was a Grenadian politician and trade union leader who served as the country’s first prime minister and was later overthrown in a 1979 coup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jazz singer ⓘ lyricist ⓘ vocalese pioneer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2010s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiac arrest ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Annie Ross
NERFINISHED
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Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ The Manhattan Transfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-09-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-11-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Carl Hendricks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
vocal jazz ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bobby McFerrin
NERFINISHED
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Kurt Elling NERFINISHED ⓘ The Manhattan Transfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lambert, Hendricks & Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | vocalese ⓘ |
| musicalRole |
lyricist for instrumental jazz solos
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vocalist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
member of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
ⓘ
pioneering vocalese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
lyric for "Cloudburst"
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lyric for "Four Brothers" ⓘ lyric for "Moanin'" ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lyricist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ vocal arranger ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newark, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Toledo, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Judith Hendricks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Jon Hendricks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt | University of Toledo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | male voice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jon Hendricks Description of subject: Jon Hendricks was an influential American jazz singer and lyricist, best known as a pioneer of vocalese and a key member of the vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.