Tricky Sam Nanton
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Tricky Sam Nanton was an American jazz trombonist renowned for his innovative use of mutes and growl techniques, which helped define the distinctive sound of Duke Ellington’s orchestra.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tricky Sam Nanton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20848364 — 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: Tricky Sam Nanton Context triple: [Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, hasMember, Tricky Sam Nanton]
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A.
Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill is an American actor best known for his roles as presidential aide Charlie Young on "The West Wing" and pharmaceutical salesman-turned-fake psychic Burton "Gus" Guster on "Psych."
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B.
Benny Hawkins
Benny Hawkins is the central protagonist of the British television soap opera "Crossroads," around whose personal and professional life much of the show's drama revolves.
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C.
Dukie Weems
Dukie Weems is a sensitive, intelligent but neglected teenager in the TV series "The Wire," whose tragic trajectory reflects the crushing effects of poverty and the drug trade in West Baltimore.
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D.
Charlie Croker
Charlie Croker is the charismatic mastermind thief who leads a high-stakes gold heist in the 2003 film "The Italian Job."
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E.
Clifford Rose
Clifford Rose is a choral music editor known for his work on the influential Carols for Choirs series.
- 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: Tricky Sam Nanton Target entity description: Tricky Sam Nanton was an American jazz trombonist renowned for his innovative use of mutes and growl techniques, which helped define the distinctive sound of Duke Ellington’s orchestra.
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A.
Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill is an American actor best known for his roles as presidential aide Charlie Young on "The West Wing" and pharmaceutical salesman-turned-fake psychic Burton "Gus" Guster on "Psych."
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B.
Benny Hawkins
Benny Hawkins is the central protagonist of the British television soap opera "Crossroads," around whose personal and professional life much of the show's drama revolves.
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C.
Dukie Weems
Dukie Weems is a sensitive, intelligent but neglected teenager in the TV series "The Wire," whose tragic trajectory reflects the crushing effects of poverty and the drug trade in West Baltimore.
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D.
Charlie Croker
Charlie Croker is the charismatic mastermind thief who leads a high-stakes gold heist in the 2003 film "The Italian Job."
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E.
Clifford Rose
Clifford Rose is a choral music editor known for his work on the influential Carols for Choirs series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.