Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
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Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra was a popular Latin dance band led by Spanish-Cuban bandleader Xavier Cugat, known for bringing Latin music to mainstream American audiences in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra canonical | 1 |
| Xavier Cugat and his orchestra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10031764 — 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: Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra Context triple: [Neptune’s Daughter, featuresPerformer, Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra]
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A.
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s–1930s known for its sophisticated arrangements and polished performances of contemporary popular music.
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B.
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
Ray Noble and His Orchestra was a popular British dance band of the 1930s led by bandleader and composer Ray Noble, known for its sophisticated arrangements and influential recordings in the swing and big band era.
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C.
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra was a hugely popular American jazz and dance band of the 1920s and 1930s, led by bandleader Paul Whiteman and known for helping bring symphonic jazz into the mainstream.
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D.
Les Brown and His Orchestra
Les Brown and His Orchestra was a popular American big band led by saxophonist and bandleader Les Brown, best known for its swing-era recordings and long association with singer Doris Day.
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E.
Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
Cootie Williams and His Orchestra was a swing-era big band led by trumpeter Cootie Williams, known for its energetic jazz performances and recordings in the 1940s.
- 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: Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra Target entity description: Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra was a popular Latin dance band led by Spanish-Cuban bandleader Xavier Cugat, known for bringing Latin music to mainstream American audiences in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s–1930s known for its sophisticated arrangements and polished performances of contemporary popular music.
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B.
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
Ray Noble and His Orchestra was a popular British dance band of the 1930s led by bandleader and composer Ray Noble, known for its sophisticated arrangements and influential recordings in the swing and big band era.
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C.
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra was a hugely popular American jazz and dance band of the 1920s and 1930s, led by bandleader Paul Whiteman and known for helping bring symphonic jazz into the mainstream.
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D.
Les Brown and His Orchestra
Les Brown and His Orchestra was a popular American big band led by saxophonist and bandleader Les Brown, best known for its swing-era recordings and long association with singer Doris Day.
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E.
Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
Cootie Williams and His Orchestra was a swing-era big band led by trumpeter Cootie Williams, known for its energetic jazz performances and recordings in the 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin band
ⓘ
dance band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Xavier Cugat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGenreMovement | Latin dance craze in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Xavier Cugat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Latin American musical traditions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | helped integrate Latin music into American popular culture ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin music
ⓘ
bolero ⓘ cha-cha-cha ⓘ mambo ⓘ rumba ⓘ tango ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| leader | Xavier Cugat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaPresence |
ballrooms
ⓘ
film ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing Latin dance music in the United States ⓘ |
| notableRole | bridge between Latin American music and U.S. popular music market ⓘ |
| performanceVenue |
Hollywood nightclubs
ⓘ
New York City nightclubs ⓘ |
| performedFor | mainstream American audiences ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
big band arrangements with Latin rhythms
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dance-oriented arrangements ⓘ use of percussion typical of Afro-Cuban music ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
Latin percussion
ⓘ
horn section ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra Description of subject: Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra was a popular Latin dance band led by Spanish-Cuban bandleader Xavier Cugat, known for bringing Latin music to mainstream American audiences in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Xavier Cugat and his orchestra