saxophonist Roland Alphonso
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Roland Alphonso was a Jamaican saxophonist and founding member of The Skatalites, renowned as one of the key architects of ska and rocksteady music.
All labels observed (1)
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| saxophonist Roland Alphonso canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21661604 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: saxophonist Roland Alphonso Context triple: [The Skatalites, hasInstrumentalist, saxophonist Roland Alphonso]
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A.
Charlie Hampton
Charlie Hampton is a television producer best known for serving as an executive producer on the historical drama series "The Spanish Princess."
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B.
Charles McPherson
Charles McPherson is an American jazz alto saxophonist known for his bebop-rooted style and long association with bassist and composer Charles Mingus.
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C.
Charles Tolliver
Charles Tolliver is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in the post-bop and avant-garde jazz scenes, including co-founding the influential Strata-East record label.
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D.
Roland Kirk
Roland Kirk, better known as Rahsaan Roland Kirk, was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist famed for his virtuosic ability to play multiple wind instruments simultaneously and his adventurous, avant-garde approach to improvisation.
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E.
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins is a pioneering American jazz tenor saxophonist renowned for his powerful improvisations, influential recordings, and major contributions to the development of modern 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: saxophonist Roland Alphonso Target entity description: Roland Alphonso was a Jamaican saxophonist and founding member of The Skatalites, renowned as one of the key architects of ska and rocksteady music.
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A.
Charlie Hampton
Charlie Hampton is a television producer best known for serving as an executive producer on the historical drama series "The Spanish Princess."
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B.
Charles McPherson
Charles McPherson is an American jazz alto saxophonist known for his bebop-rooted style and long association with bassist and composer Charles Mingus.
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C.
Charles Tolliver
Charles Tolliver is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in the post-bop and avant-garde jazz scenes, including co-founding the influential Strata-East record label.
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D.
Roland Kirk
Roland Kirk, better known as Rahsaan Roland Kirk, was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist famed for his virtuosic ability to play multiple wind instruments simultaneously and his adventurous, avant-garde approach to improvisation.
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E.
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins is a pioneering American jazz tenor saxophonist renowned for his powerful improvisations, influential recordings, and major contributions to the development of modern jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
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