Jimmy Rowles
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Jimmy Rowles was an American jazz pianist, composer, and accompanist renowned for his sophisticated harmonies and collaborations with many leading jazz vocalists and instrumentalists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jimmy Rowles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10175552 — 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: Jimmy Rowles Context triple: [Joe Pass, associatedAct, Jimmy Rowles]
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A.
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims was an American jazz saxophonist known for his smooth, swinging style and prominent role in the cool jazz and West Coast jazz movements.
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B.
Bill Charlap
Bill Charlap is an American jazz pianist and bandleader renowned for his sophisticated interpretations of the Great American Songbook and his work with the Bill Charlap Trio.
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C.
Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner was an influential American jazz pianist and composer, best known for his distinctive, swinging style and his widely recorded standard "Misty."
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D.
Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
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E.
George Shearing
George Shearing was a renowned British jazz pianist and composer, celebrated for his sophisticated harmonic style and the popular "Shearing sound" he led in his quintet.
- 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: Jimmy Rowles Target entity description: Jimmy Rowles was an American jazz pianist, composer, and accompanist renowned for his sophisticated harmonies and collaborations with many leading jazz vocalists and instrumentalists.
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A.
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims was an American jazz saxophonist known for his smooth, swinging style and prominent role in the cool jazz and West Coast jazz movements.
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B.
Bill Charlap
Bill Charlap is an American jazz pianist and bandleader renowned for his sophisticated interpretations of the Great American Songbook and his work with the Bill Charlap Trio.
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C.
Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner was an influential American jazz pianist and composer, best known for his distinctive, swinging style and his widely recorded standard "Misty."
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D.
Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
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E.
George Shearing
George Shearing was a renowned British jazz pianist and composer, celebrated for his sophisticated harmonic style and the popular "Shearing sound" he led in his quintet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accompanist
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz pianist ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | West Coast jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1918-08-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Spokane, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Artie Shaw
NERFINISHED
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Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ Carmen McRae NERFINISHED ⓘ Diana Krall NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Dorsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Herman NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoot Sims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1996-05-28 ⓘ |
| fullName | James George Hunter Rowles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accompanying jazz vocalists
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subtle harmonic voicings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nickname | Jimmy Rowles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Diana Krall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
502 Blues
NERFINISHED
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The Peacocks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
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Columbia Records ⓘ Concord Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| styleCharacteristic |
lyrical improvisation
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sophisticated harmonies ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
film music
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television music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jimmy Rowles Description of subject: Jimmy Rowles was an American jazz pianist, composer, and accompanist renowned for his sophisticated harmonies and collaborations with many leading jazz vocalists and instrumentalists.
Referenced by (1)
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