Ben Selvin and His Orchestra
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Ben Selvin and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s and 1930s led by prolific bandleader and record producer Ben Selvin, known for numerous hit recordings during the early jazz and big band era.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ben Selvin and His Orchestra canonical | 2 |
| Ben Selvin and His Columbians | 1 |
| Ben Selvin’s orchestra | 1 |
| George Olsen and His Orchestra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21955867 — 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: Ben Selvin and His Orchestra Context triple: [I Only Have Eyes for You, notableRecordingBy, Ben Selvin and His Orchestra]
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A.
Alvino Rey and His Orchestra
Alvino Rey and His Orchestra was a popular big band ensemble led by pioneering electric guitarist Alvino Rey, known for its swing-era dance music and innovative use of amplified guitar sounds.
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B.
Les Brown and His Orchestra
Les Brown and His Orchestra was a popular American big band led by saxophonist and bandleader Les Brown, best known for its swing-era recordings and long association with singer Doris Day.
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C.
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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D.
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra was a popular American big band of the swing era, led by bandleader and radio personality Kay Kyser and known for its hit recordings and musical quiz show "Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge."
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E.
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra was a leading American big band of the swing era, led by trombonist Tommy Dorsey and known for its smooth, danceable arrangements and hit recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: Ben Selvin and His Orchestra Target entity description: Ben Selvin and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s and 1930s led by prolific bandleader and record producer Ben Selvin, known for numerous hit recordings during the early jazz and big band era.
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A.
Alvino Rey and His Orchestra
Alvino Rey and His Orchestra was a popular big band ensemble led by pioneering electric guitarist Alvino Rey, known for its swing-era dance music and innovative use of amplified guitar sounds.
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B.
Les Brown and His Orchestra
Les Brown and His Orchestra was a popular American big band led by saxophonist and bandleader Les Brown, best known for its swing-era recordings and long association with singer Doris Day.
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C.
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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D.
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra was a popular American big band of the swing era, led by bandleader and radio personality Kay Kyser and known for its hit recordings and musical quiz show "Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge."
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E.
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra was a leading American big band of the swing era, led by trombonist Tommy Dorsey and known for its smooth, danceable arrangements and hit recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ben Selvin and His Orchestra
linked to: Ben Selvin and His Orchestra
subject linked to:
“Lullaby of the Leaves”
linked to: Ben Selvin and His Orchestra