Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra
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Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra was a popular British dance band renowned for its precise, rhythmically consistent recordings that became a standard for ballroom dancing from the 1930s onward.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roy Fox and His Band | 1 |
| Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20457501 — 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: Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra Context triple: [Victor Silvester, memberOf, Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra]
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A.
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra was a popular mid-20th-century American big band ensemble best known for backing singer Perry Como on radio and television.
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B.
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra was a prominent American big band ensemble of the swing era, best known for its energetic dance music and the hit tune "Tuxedo Junction."
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C.
Isham Jones and His Orchestra
Isham Jones and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s and 1930s known for its influential jazz-tinged arrangements and hit recordings.
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D.
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra was a prominent American jazz and dance band of the 1920s and 1930s led by trombonist Tommy Dorsey and his brother, saxophonist and clarinetist Jimmy Dorsey.
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E.
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra was a big band ensemble led by arranger, trumpeter, and bandleader Sy Oliver, known for its sophisticated swing arrangements and influential contributions to mid-20th-century jazz.
- 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: Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra Target entity description: Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra was a popular British dance band renowned for its precise, rhythmically consistent recordings that became a standard for ballroom dancing from the 1930s onward.
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A.
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra was a popular mid-20th-century American big band ensemble best known for backing singer Perry Como on radio and television.
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B.
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra was a prominent American big band ensemble of the swing era, best known for its energetic dance music and the hit tune "Tuxedo Junction."
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C.
Isham Jones and His Orchestra
Isham Jones and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s and 1930s known for its influential jazz-tinged arrangements and hit recordings.
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D.
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra was a prominent American jazz and dance band of the 1920s and 1930s led by trombonist Tommy Dorsey and his brother, saxophonist and clarinetist Jimmy Dorsey.
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E.
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra was a big band ensemble led by arranger, trumpeter, and bandleader Sy Oliver, known for its sophisticated swing arrangements and influential contributions to mid-20th-century jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Victor Silvestri
linked to: Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra