Eric Gale
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Eric Gale was an American jazz and session guitarist renowned for his smooth tone and prolific work across jazz, R&B, and pop recordings from the 1960s through the 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eric Gale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10260589 — 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: Eric Gale Context triple: [CTI All-Stars, member, Eric Gale]
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A.
Robben Ford
Robben Ford is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist renowned for his sophisticated playing style and collaborations with major artists across multiple genres.
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B.
Oteil Burbridge
Oteil Burbridge is an American bassist and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work in Southern rock and jam bands, including a long tenure with The Allman Brothers Band.
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C.
Bob Daisley
Bob Daisley is an Australian bassist and songwriter best known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne and numerous other hard rock and heavy metal acts.
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D.
Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee was an English rock and blues guitarist best known as the virtuosic frontman of Ten Years After and a prominent figure of the 1960s British blues-rock scene.
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E.
Mike Stern
Mike Stern is an American jazz guitarist renowned for his virtuosic fusion style and work with artists such as Miles Davis and the Brecker Brothers.
- 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: Eric Gale Target entity description: Eric Gale was an American jazz and session guitarist renowned for his smooth tone and prolific work across jazz, R&B, and pop recordings from the 1960s through the 1980s.
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A.
Robben Ford
Robben Ford is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist renowned for his sophisticated playing style and collaborations with major artists across multiple genres.
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B.
Oteil Burbridge
Oteil Burbridge is an American bassist and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work in Southern rock and jam bands, including a long tenure with The Allman Brothers Band.
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C.
Bob Daisley
Bob Daisley is an Australian bassist and songwriter best known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne and numerous other hard rock and heavy metal acts.
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D.
Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee was an English rock and blues guitarist best known as the virtuosic frontman of Ten Years After and a prominent figure of the 1960s British blues-rock scene.
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E.
Mike Stern
Mike Stern is an American jazz guitarist renowned for his virtuosic fusion style and work with artists such as Miles Davis and the Brecker Brothers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American musician
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human ⓘ jazz guitarist ⓘ session musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1994 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Aretha Franklin
NERFINISHED
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Bob James NERFINISHED ⓘ Grover Washington Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Idris Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberta Flack NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-09-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-05-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Niagara University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Gale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Eric J. Gale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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jazz ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ pop ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| givenName | Eric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiscographySection |
leader
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sideman ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
CTI Records studio band
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stuff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to jazz-fusion and R&B recordings
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prolific session work in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Forecast
NERFINISHED
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Ginseng Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ Multiplication NERFINISHED ⓘ Part of You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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guitarist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Baja California, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
CTI Records
NERFINISHED
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Columbia Records ⓘ Elektra Records ⓘ Kudu Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | smooth guitar tone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric Gale Description of subject: Eric Gale was an American jazz and session guitarist renowned for his smooth tone and prolific work across jazz, R&B, and pop recordings from the 1960s through the 1980s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.