Triple

T12672018
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nitty Gritty Dirt Band E302709 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Mr. Bojangles
"Mr. Bojangles" is a popular country-folk song, originally written and recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker, that became widely known through the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s hit 1970 cover version.
E995614 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Mr. Bojangles | Statement: [Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, notableWork, Mr. Bojangles]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Bojangles
Context triple: [Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, notableWork, Mr. Bojangles]
  • A. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
    Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was a pioneering African-American tap dancer and entertainer of the early 20th century, famed for his elegant style, staircase routines, and influential contributions to stage and film.
  • B. Barney Bigard
    Barney Bigard was an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist best known for his long association with Duke Ellington’s orchestra and his influential role in early swing and big band music.
  • C. Jimmy Witherspoon
    Jimmy Witherspoon was an American blues and jazz singer known for his powerful, soulful voice and influential postwar recordings.
  • D. Doaker Charles
    Doaker Charles is a central character in August Wilson’s drama "The Piano Lesson," serving as the pragmatic, steady uncle who helps mediate his family’s conflict over a treasured heirloom piano.
  • E. Jellybean Johnson
    Jellybean Johnson is an American musician and record producer best known as the guitarist for The Time and a key contributor to the Minneapolis sound associated with Prince.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Mr. Bojangles
Triple: [Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, notableWork, Mr. Bojangles]
Generated description
"Mr. Bojangles" is a popular country-folk song, originally written and recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker, that became widely known through the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s hit 1970 cover version.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr. Bojangles
Target entity description: "Mr. Bojangles" is a popular country-folk song, originally written and recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker, that became widely known through the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s hit 1970 cover version.
  • A. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
    Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was a pioneering African-American tap dancer and entertainer of the early 20th century, famed for his elegant style, staircase routines, and influential contributions to stage and film.
  • B. Barney Bigard
    Barney Bigard was an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist best known for his long association with Duke Ellington’s orchestra and his influential role in early swing and big band music.
  • C. Jimmy Witherspoon
    Jimmy Witherspoon was an American blues and jazz singer known for his powerful, soulful voice and influential postwar recordings.
  • D. Doaker Charles
    Doaker Charles is a central character in August Wilson’s drama "The Piano Lesson," serving as the pragmatic, steady uncle who helps mediate his family’s conflict over a treasured heirloom piano.
  • E. Jellybean Johnson
    Jellybean Johnson is an American musician and record producer best known as the guitarist for The Time and a key contributor to the Minneapolis sound associated with Prince.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d7bdee64a08190801c6d470aefd723 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d961ae493481908f82e0d05dce20bd completed April 10, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6689019988190ae3a3a52be45c83a completed May 2, 2026, 9:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6697e3a688190abd025df1112feba completed May 2, 2026, 9:15 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f66a9230608190bfe99290ca1679fa completed May 2, 2026, 9:20 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:20 p.m.