Pepper Adams
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Pepper Adams was an influential American baritone saxophonist and composer known for his powerful tone and significant contributions to hard bop jazz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pepper Adams canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11314516 — 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: Pepper Adams Context triple: [Donald Byrd, associatedAct, Pepper Adams]
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A.
Al Smith
Al Smith was an American politician and four-term New York governor who became the first Roman Catholic major-party nominee for U.S. president in 1928.
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B.
Thomas J. Gleason
Thomas J. Gleason is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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C.
Homer Brightman
Homer Brightman was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Disney animated films, including contributing to the screenplay of the 1950 feature "Cinderella."
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D.
Frank S. Nugent
Frank S. Nugent was an American screenwriter and former film critic best known for his influential collaborations with director John Ford on classic Westerns.
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E.
Frank Otis
Frank Otis was an individual significant enough in U.S. military or aviation history that a major installation, Otis Air Force Base in Massachusetts, was named in his honor.
- 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: Pepper Adams Target entity description: Pepper Adams was an influential American baritone saxophonist and composer known for his powerful tone and significant contributions to hard bop jazz.
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A.
Al Smith
Al Smith was an American politician and four-term New York governor who became the first Roman Catholic major-party nominee for U.S. president in 1928.
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B.
Thomas J. Gleason
Thomas J. Gleason is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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C.
Homer Brightman
Homer Brightman was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Disney animated films, including contributing to the screenplay of the 1950 feature "Cinderella."
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D.
Frank S. Nugent
Frank S. Nugent was an American screenwriter and former film critic best known for his influential collaborations with director John Ford on classic Westerns.
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E.
Frank Otis
Frank Otis was an individual significant enough in U.S. military or aviation history that a major installation, Otis Air Force Base in Massachusetts, was named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baritone saxophonist
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1986 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Benny Goodman
NERFINISHED
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Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ Chet Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvin Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Hampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Kenton NERFINISHED ⓘ Thad Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Park Frederick Adams III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-09-10 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
|
| familyName | Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Park ⓘ |
| instrument | baritone saxophone ⓘ |
| movement | hard bop ⓘ |
| name | Pepper Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Pepper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to hard bop jazz
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powerful baritone saxophone tone ⓘ |
| notableWork |
10 to 4 at the 5 Spot
NERFINISHED
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Critics’ Choice NERFINISHED ⓘ Encounter! NERFINISHED ⓘ Pepper Adams Quintet NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Highland Park, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brooklyn, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Mode Records
NERFINISHED
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Motéma Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Regent Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Detroit, Michigan, United States
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pepper Adams Description of subject: Pepper Adams was an influential American baritone saxophonist and composer known for his powerful tone and significant contributions to hard bop jazz.
Referenced by (2)
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