Triple

T6209823
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Duke Ellington Orchestra E138837 entity
Predicate associatedAct P37 FINISHED
Object Ray Nance
Ray Nance was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist, vocalist, and entertainer best known for his long tenure with Duke Ellington’s orchestra, where he contributed iconic solos and versatile performances.
E580948 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: Ray Nance | Statement: [Duke Ellington Orchestra, associatedAct, Ray Nance]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ray Nance
Context triple: [Duke Ellington Orchestra, associatedAct, Ray Nance]
  • A. Jack Teagarden
    Jack Teagarden was an influential American jazz trombonist and singer renowned for his smooth tone, innovative technique, and collaborations with major jazz bandleaders of the swing era.
  • B. Joe Williams
    Joe Williams was a renowned American jazz and blues singer best known for his powerful baritone voice and celebrated recordings with the Count Basie Orchestra.
  • C. Tom Walls
    Tom Walls is a film editor known for his work on the movie "Remember My Name."
  • D. Charlie Saxton
    Charlie Saxton is an American actor best known for his supporting roles in film and television, including voice work in animated series and appearances in projects like "Hung" and "Bandslam."
  • E. Harry Revel
    Harry Revel was a British-born American composer best known for his popular songs and innovative collaborations in mid-20th-century popular music.
  • 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: Ray Nance
Triple: [Duke Ellington Orchestra, associatedAct, Ray Nance]
Generated description
Ray Nance was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist, vocalist, and entertainer best known for his long tenure with Duke Ellington’s orchestra, where he contributed iconic solos and versatile performances.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ray Nance
Target entity description: Ray Nance was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist, vocalist, and entertainer best known for his long tenure with Duke Ellington’s orchestra, where he contributed iconic solos and versatile performances.
  • A. Jack Teagarden
    Jack Teagarden was an influential American jazz trombonist and singer renowned for his smooth tone, innovative technique, and collaborations with major jazz bandleaders of the swing era.
  • B. Joe Williams
    Joe Williams was a renowned American jazz and blues singer best known for his powerful baritone voice and celebrated recordings with the Count Basie Orchestra.
  • C. Tom Walls
    Tom Walls is a film editor known for his work on the movie "Remember My Name."
  • D. Charlie Saxton
    Charlie Saxton is an American actor best known for his supporting roles in film and television, including voice work in animated series and appearances in projects like "Hung" and "Bandslam."
  • E. Harry Revel
    Harry Revel was a British-born American composer best known for his popular songs and innovative collaborations in mid-20th-century popular music.
  • 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_69c008ada364819096c9e92c74d639b5 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0628850bc819080a26c5e05a1d29f completed March 22, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c243e2d82c8190bacc282589d28b78 completed March 24, 2026, 7:57 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c4fb66b8e8819090524d1ef12688a7 completed March 26, 2026, 9:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c4fc3065bc81908d95fbd3d4655c76 completed March 26, 2026, 9:28 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:21 p.m.