Les Spann
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Les Spann was an American jazz guitarist and flutist known for his work in the late 1950s and 1960s with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Quincy Jones.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Les Spann canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21490040 — 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: Les Spann Context triple: [Side by Side, performer, Les Spann]
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A.
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means is a former American NASCAR driver and longtime team owner best known for his underdog presence in the Cup Series during the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Alvino Rey
Alvino Rey was an American jazz and swing guitarist and bandleader, widely recognized as a pioneer of the electric guitar and pedal steel guitar in popular music.
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C.
Bobby Western
Bobby Western is the introspective, haunted salvage diver who serves as the central protagonist of Cormac McCarthy’s novel *The Passenger*.
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D.
Jack Brag
Jack Brag is a satirical novel by Theodore Hook that humorously portrays the pretensions and social climbing of its eponymous protagonist in early 19th-century English society.
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E.
Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore was an American voice actor and announcer renowned for his distinctive narration in classic film noirs, newsreels, radio, and television programs.
- 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: Les Spann Target entity description: Les Spann was an American jazz guitarist and flutist known for his work in the late 1950s and 1960s with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Quincy Jones.
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A.
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means is a former American NASCAR driver and longtime team owner best known for his underdog presence in the Cup Series during the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Alvino Rey
Alvino Rey was an American jazz and swing guitarist and bandleader, widely recognized as a pioneer of the electric guitar and pedal steel guitar in popular music.
-
C.
Bobby Western
Bobby Western is the introspective, haunted salvage diver who serves as the central protagonist of Cormac McCarthy’s novel *The Passenger*.
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D.
Jack Brag
Jack Brag is a satirical novel by Theodore Hook that humorously portrays the pretensions and social climbing of its eponymous protagonist in early 19th-century English society.
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E.
Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore was an American voice actor and announcer renowned for his distinctive narration in classic film noirs, newsreels, radio, and television programs.
- 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:
“Side by Side”
subject linked to:
“Back to Back”