Sam Woodyard
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Sam Woodyard was an American jazz drummer best known for his long tenure with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the 1950s and 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sam Woodyard canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20848306 — 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)
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Target entity: Sam Woodyard Context triple: [Duke Ellington and John Coltrane (1963 album), performer, Sam Woodyard]
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A.
Matt Mattox
Matt Mattox was an American jazz and musical theatre dancer and choreographer, best known for his athletic, angular style and influential work in mid-20th-century stage and film musicals.
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B.
Stephen Broussard
Stephen Broussard is a film producer best known for his work on Marvel Cinematic Universe projects, including multiple Ant-Man films.
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C.
Brandon Sonnier
Brandon Sonnier is an American television writer, producer, and director best known as a co-creator of the crime drama series "L.A.'s Finest."
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D.
Mark Breland
Mark Breland is an American former professional boxer and 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the welterweight division, later known as a respected boxing trainer.
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E.
Ryan Breaux
Ryan Breaux was the younger brother of musician Frank Ocean, known publicly following his tragic death in a car accident in 2020.
- 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: Sam Woodyard Target entity description: Sam Woodyard was an American jazz drummer best known for his long tenure with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the 1950s and 1960s.
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A.
Matt Mattox
Matt Mattox was an American jazz and musical theatre dancer and choreographer, best known for his athletic, angular style and influential work in mid-20th-century stage and film musicals.
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B.
Stephen Broussard
Stephen Broussard is a film producer best known for his work on Marvel Cinematic Universe projects, including multiple Ant-Man films.
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C.
Brandon Sonnier
Brandon Sonnier is an American television writer, producer, and director best known as a co-creator of the crime drama series "L.A.'s Finest."
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D.
Mark Breland
Mark Breland is an American former professional boxer and 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the welterweight division, later known as a respected boxing trainer.
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E.
Ryan Breaux
Ryan Breaux was the younger brother of musician Frank Ocean, known publicly following his tragic death in a car accident in 2020.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.