Roger Ball
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Roger Ball is a Scottish saxophonist and composer best known as a founding member and key arranger of the funk and R&B group Average White Band.
All labels observed (1)
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| Roger Ball canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18506029 — 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: Roger Ball Context triple: [Average White Band, member, Roger Ball]
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A.
Dave Ball
Dave Ball was an English rock guitarist best known for his work with Procol Harum in the early 1970s.
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B.
Fred Ball
Fred Ball is a film producer best known for his work on the cult classic crime-romance movie "True Romance."
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Fred Ball
Fred Ball is a Norwegian songwriter and record producer known for his work on major pop and R&B hits, including Rihanna’s “Love on the Brain.”
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Roger Butlin
Roger Butlin is an evolutionary biologist known for his research on speciation and the genetic basis of reproductive isolation in natural populations.
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E.
Rod Quantock
Rod Quantock is an Australian comedian and satirist known as a pioneering figure in the country's live comedy scene and a key influence on its festival culture.
- 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: Roger Ball Target entity description: Roger Ball is a Scottish saxophonist and composer best known as a founding member and key arranger of the funk and R&B group Average White Band.
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A.
Dave Ball
Dave Ball was an English rock guitarist best known for his work with Procol Harum in the early 1970s.
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B.
Fred Ball
Fred Ball is a film producer best known for his work on the cult classic crime-romance movie "True Romance."
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C.
Fred Ball
Fred Ball is a Norwegian songwriter and record producer known for his work on major pop and R&B hits, including Rihanna’s “Love on the Brain.”
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D.
Roger Butlin
Roger Butlin is an evolutionary biologist known for his research on speciation and the genetic basis of reproductive isolation in natural populations.
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E.
Rod Quantock
Rod Quantock is an Australian comedian and satirist known as a pioneering figure in the country's live comedy scene and a key influence on its festival culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.