Milford Graves
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Milford Graves was an innovative American free jazz drummer and percussionist known for his highly experimental, polyrhythmic style and influential work in avant-garde jazz.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15273213 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Milford Graves Context triple: [Derek Bailey, associatedAct, Milford Graves]
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A.
Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell is an influential American jazz saxophonist, composer, and founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, known for his pioneering work in avant-garde and experimental music.
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B.
Charles McPherson
Charles McPherson is an American jazz alto saxophonist known for his bebop-rooted style and long association with bassist and composer Charles Mingus.
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C.
Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator known for his avant-garde style and politically charged works in the 1960s and beyond.
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D.
Charles-Haden Savage
Charles-Haden Savage is a semi-retired, once-famous TV actor who becomes an unlikely true-crime podcaster and amateur sleuth in the comedy-mystery series "Only Murders in the Building."
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E.
Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee is an American jazz double bassist known for his work in the 1960s avant-garde and post-bop scenes and collaborations with numerous influential bandleaders.
- 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: Milford Graves Target entity description: Milford Graves was an innovative American free jazz drummer and percussionist known for his highly experimental, polyrhythmic style and influential work in avant-garde jazz.
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A.
Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell is an influential American jazz saxophonist, composer, and founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, known for his pioneering work in avant-garde and experimental music.
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B.
Charles McPherson
Charles McPherson is an American jazz alto saxophonist known for his bebop-rooted style and long association with bassist and composer Charles Mingus.
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C.
Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator known for his avant-garde style and politically charged works in the 1960s and beyond.
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D.
Charles-Haden Savage
Charles-Haden Savage is a semi-retired, once-famous TV actor who becomes an unlikely true-crime podcaster and amateur sleuth in the comedy-mystery series "Only Murders in the Building."
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E.
Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee is an American jazz double bassist known for his work in the 1960s avant-garde and post-bop scenes and collaborations with numerous influential bandleaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.