Sonny Lester
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Sonny Lester was an American jazz record producer and label founder known for his work with prominent artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sonny Lester canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16374344 — 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: Sonny Lester Context triple: [Now He Sings, Now He Sobs, producer, Sonny Lester]
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A.
Sonny Clark
Sonny Clark was an influential American jazz pianist and composer known for his hard bop recordings in the 1950s, particularly on the Blue Note label.
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B.
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his soulful tone and influential work in hard bop and soul jazz.
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C.
Bunk Johnson
Bunk Johnson was an early New Orleans jazz trumpeter known for his influential yet under-recorded role in the development of traditional jazz and his later revival-era recordings in the 1940s.
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D.
Luther Henderson
Luther Henderson was an American arranger, orchestrator, and composer renowned for his influential work on Broadway and in jazz, collaborating with major artists and productions throughout the mid-20th century.
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E.
Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson was an influential American blues and rock and roll pianist best known for his long-time collaboration with Chuck Berry.
- 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: Sonny Lester Target entity description: Sonny Lester was an American jazz record producer and label founder known for his work with prominent artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Sonny Clark
Sonny Clark was an influential American jazz pianist and composer known for his hard bop recordings in the 1950s, particularly on the Blue Note label.
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B.
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his soulful tone and influential work in hard bop and soul jazz.
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C.
Bunk Johnson
Bunk Johnson was an early New Orleans jazz trumpeter known for his influential yet under-recorded role in the development of traditional jazz and his later revival-era recordings in the 1940s.
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D.
Luther Henderson
Luther Henderson was an American arranger, orchestrator, and composer renowned for his influential work on Broadway and in jazz, collaborating with major artists and productions throughout the mid-20th century.
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E.
Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson was an influential American blues and rock and roll pianist best known for his long-time collaboration with Chuck Berry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
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