Triple

T6378621
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Chess Records E143525 entity
Predicate notableRecording P1152 FINISHED
Object “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin' Wolf
“Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin' Wolf is a seminal 1956 Chicago blues song, renowned for its hypnotic riff, Wolf’s haunting vocal performance, and its lasting influence on rock and blues music.
E588331 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: “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin' Wolf | Statement: [Chess Records, notableRecording, “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin' Wolf]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin' Wolf
Context triple: [Chess Records, notableRecording, “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin' Wolf]
  • A. “House of the Rising Sun”
    “House of the Rising Sun” is a traditional folk song, famously popularized by The Animals, that tells a dark, cautionary tale set in New Orleans.
  • B. W. C. Handy’s “Saint Louis Blues”
    W. C. Handy’s “Saint Louis Blues” is a landmark early 20th-century blues composition that helped popularize the genre and became a jazz and pop standard recorded by countless artists.
  • C. “Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett
    “Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett is a classic 1966 soul and R&B hit, renowned for its driving groove, powerful vocals, and enduring popularity as a staple of American popular music.
  • D. song "Black Mountain Rag"
    "Black Mountain Rag" is a fast-paced traditional American fiddle tune popularized in the flatpicking guitar style by Doc Watson.
  • E. Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire"
    Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" is a landmark 1957 rock and roll song renowned for its frenetic piano, exuberant vocals, and enduring influence on 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: “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin' Wolf
Triple: [Chess Records, notableRecording, “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin' Wolf]
Generated description
“Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin' Wolf is a seminal 1956 Chicago blues song, renowned for its hypnotic riff, Wolf’s haunting vocal performance, and its lasting influence on rock and blues music.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin' Wolf
Target entity description: “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin' Wolf is a seminal 1956 Chicago blues song, renowned for its hypnotic riff, Wolf’s haunting vocal performance, and its lasting influence on rock and blues music.
  • A. “House of the Rising Sun”
    “House of the Rising Sun” is a traditional folk song, famously popularized by The Animals, that tells a dark, cautionary tale set in New Orleans.
  • B. W. C. Handy’s “Saint Louis Blues”
    W. C. Handy’s “Saint Louis Blues” is a landmark early 20th-century blues composition that helped popularize the genre and became a jazz and pop standard recorded by countless artists.
  • C. “Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett
    “Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett is a classic 1966 soul and R&B hit, renowned for its driving groove, powerful vocals, and enduring popularity as a staple of American popular music.
  • D. song "Black Mountain Rag"
    "Black Mountain Rag" is a fast-paced traditional American fiddle tune popularized in the flatpicking guitar style by Doc Watson.
  • E. Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire"
    Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" is a landmark 1957 rock and roll song renowned for its frenetic piano, exuberant vocals, and enduring influence on 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_69c008d9f4348190ab598a2913259a1c completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0683ed0788190b00f626c76a71ea2 completed March 22, 2026, 10:07 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c62da95aac81909e5e6d310168a5f6 completed March 27, 2026, 7:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c62e318ac48190bf604e265c185fad completed March 27, 2026, 7:13 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c62ee892208190b3b005a9bd41b744 completed March 27, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:33 p.m.