Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
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Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra was a jazz ensemble led by the iconic American singer Billie Holiday, known for its influential swing-era recordings and emotionally expressive performances.
All labels observed (1)
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| Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9519138 — 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: Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra Context triple: [The Man I Love, hasNotablePerformer, Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra]
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A.
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra was the big band led by jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald following her rise to fame with Chick Webb’s orchestra, showcasing her swing-era vocal style in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
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B.
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra was a renowned American big band led by jazz composer and pianist Duke Ellington, celebrated as one of the most influential ensembles in the history of jazz.
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C.
Count Basie and His Barons of Rhythm
Count Basie and His Barons of Rhythm was an influential early swing-era jazz band led by pianist Count Basie, known for its innovative rhythm section and launching the careers of several major jazz soloists.
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D.
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven was a pioneering late-1920s jazz recording group led by trumpeter Louis Armstrong, renowned for its influential small-group recordings that helped shape the development of jazz improvisation and ensemble playing.
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E.
The Atomic Mr. Basie
The Atomic Mr. Basie is a landmark 1957 big band jazz album by Count Basie, celebrated for its dynamic swing arrangements by Neal Hefti and its influential role in modernizing the Basie sound.
- 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: Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra Target entity description: Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra was a jazz ensemble led by the iconic American singer Billie Holiday, known for its influential swing-era recordings and emotionally expressive performances.
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A.
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra was the big band led by jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald following her rise to fame with Chick Webb’s orchestra, showcasing her swing-era vocal style in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
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B.
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra was a renowned American big band led by jazz composer and pianist Duke Ellington, celebrated as one of the most influential ensembles in the history of jazz.
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C.
Count Basie and His Barons of Rhythm
Count Basie and His Barons of Rhythm was an influential early swing-era jazz band led by pianist Count Basie, known for its innovative rhythm section and launching the careers of several major jazz soloists.
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D.
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven was a pioneering late-1920s jazz recording group led by trumpeter Louis Armstrong, renowned for its influential small-group recordings that helped shape the development of jazz improvisation and ensemble playing.
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E.
The Atomic Mr. Basie
The Atomic Mr. Basie is a landmark 1957 big band jazz album by Count Basie, celebrated for its dynamic swing arrangements by Neal Hefti and its influential role in modernizing the Basie sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz ensemble
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swing-era band ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Harlem jazz scene ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brunswick Records
NERFINISHED
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Columbia Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Vocalion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | pre-bop jazz ⓘ |
| featuredInstrument |
piano
ⓘ
tenor saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| featuredMusician |
Benny Goodman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buck Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Teddy Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
blues-influenced repertoire
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improvisational phrasing ⓘ small ensemble arrangements ⓘ |
| hasLeaderRole | vocalist ⓘ |
| influenced |
swing-era vocal style
ⓘ
vocal jazz phrasing ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| leader | Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotionally expressive performances
ⓘ
swing-era recordings ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Easy Living
NERFINISHED
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I Cried for You NERFINISHED ⓘ Mean to Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Brown to You NERFINISHED ⓘ Them There Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ What a Little Moonlight Can Do NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Billie Holiday discography ⓘ |
| primaryLocationOfActivity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedWith |
Lester Young
NERFINISHED
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Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingFormat | 78 rpm records ⓘ |
| style |
small-group swing
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vocal jazz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra Description of subject: Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra was a jazz ensemble led by the iconic American singer Billie Holiday, known for its influential swing-era recordings and emotionally expressive performances.
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