Harold Vick
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Harold Vick was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist known for his soulful hard bop and soul-jazz work as both a bandleader and sideman in the 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harold Vick canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10260544 — 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: Harold Vick Context triple: [Jack McDuff, associatedAct, Harold Vick]
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A.
Harold Clay
Harold Clay was a member of the prominent Clay family and the brother of Eleanor Clay Ford, who was married to Edsel Ford of the Ford Motor Company dynasty.
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B.
Harold McCord
Harold McCord was a film editor active during the silent film era, known for his work on early American cinema.
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C.
Harold Litchfield
Harold Litchfield is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the Litchfield surname.
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D.
Harold Stanley
Harold Stanley was an American investment banker best known as a co-founder of the Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley.
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E.
Harold Hayes
Harold Hayes was an influential American magazine editor best known for transforming Esquire in the 1960s into a flagship of New Journalism and cutting-edge cultural commentary.
- 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: Harold Vick Target entity description: Harold Vick was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist known for his soulful hard bop and soul-jazz work as both a bandleader and sideman in the 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Harold Clay
Harold Clay was a member of the prominent Clay family and the brother of Eleanor Clay Ford, who was married to Edsel Ford of the Ford Motor Company dynasty.
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B.
Harold McCord
Harold McCord was a film editor active during the silent film era, known for his work on early American cinema.
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C.
Harold Litchfield
Harold Litchfield is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the Litchfield surname.
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D.
Harold Stanley
Harold Stanley was an American investment banker best known as a co-founder of the Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley.
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E.
Harold Hayes
Harold Hayes was an influential American magazine editor best known for transforming Esquire in the 1960s into a flagship of New Journalism and cutting-edge cultural commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flutist
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Brother Jack McDuff Quartet
NERFINISHED
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Donald Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvin Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack McDuff NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharoah Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-04-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-11-13 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Vick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Harold Vick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
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jazz ⓘ soul jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
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flute ⓘ soprano saxophone ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
soul-jazz recordings
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soulful hard bop style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commitment
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Steppin' Out! NERFINISHED ⓘ The Caribbean Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Big John Patton
NERFINISHED
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Freddie Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Muse Records NERFINISHED ⓘ RCA Records ⓘ Strata-East Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| role |
bandleader
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sideman ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold Vick Description of subject: Harold Vick was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist known for his soulful hard bop and soul-jazz work as both a bandleader and sideman in the 1960s and 1970s.
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