Johnny Griffin
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Johnny Griffin was an American jazz tenor saxophonist renowned for his virtuosic speed, powerful tone, and work with artists such as Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnny Griffin canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12104679 — 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: Johnny Griffin Context triple: [Polka Dots and Moonbeams, hasNotableVersionBy, Johnny Griffin]
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A.
Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer known for his work in hard bop and post-bop, including classic Blue Note recordings and collaborations with leading jazz artists of the 1960s and beyond.
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B.
Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard was an influential American jazz trumpeter known for his powerful tone, virtuosic technique, and key contributions to hard bop and post-bop recordings from the 1960s onward.
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C.
Charles Tolliver
Charles Tolliver is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in the post-bop and avant-garde jazz scenes, including co-founding the influential Strata-East record label.
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D.
Phil Woods
Phil Woods was an acclaimed American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader known for his virtuosic bebop style and influential recordings.
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E.
McCoy Tyner
McCoy Tyner was a highly influential American jazz pianist and composer best known for his powerful, modal style and his work with the John Coltrane Quartet in the 1960s.
- 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: Johnny Griffin Target entity description: Johnny Griffin was an American jazz tenor saxophonist renowned for his virtuosic speed, powerful tone, and work with artists such as Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey.
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A.
Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer known for his work in hard bop and post-bop, including classic Blue Note recordings and collaborations with leading jazz artists of the 1960s and beyond.
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B.
Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard was an influential American jazz trumpeter known for his powerful tone, virtuosic technique, and key contributions to hard bop and post-bop recordings from the 1960s onward.
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C.
Charles Tolliver
Charles Tolliver is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in the post-bop and avant-garde jazz scenes, including co-founding the influential Strata-East record label.
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D.
Phil Woods
Phil Woods was an acclaimed American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader known for his virtuosic bebop style and influential recordings.
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E.
McCoy Tyner
McCoy Tyner was a highly influential American jazz pianist and composer best known for his powerful, modal style and his work with the John Coltrane Quartet in the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Art Blakey
NERFINISHED
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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Note Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | John Arnold Griffin III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-04-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-07-25 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
ⓘ
hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charlie Parker
NERFINISHED
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Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
NERFINISHED
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Thelonious Monk Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Johnny Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Little Giant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
powerful tone
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virtuosic speed on the tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Blowin' Session
NERFINISHED
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Introducing Johnny Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Congregation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Little Giant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Availles-Limouzine, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Antilles Records
NERFINISHED
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Blue Note Records ⓘ Galaxy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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France ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ New York City, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnny Griffin Description of subject: Johnny Griffin was an American jazz tenor saxophonist renowned for his virtuosic speed, powerful tone, and work with artists such as Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.