Benny Goodman Quartet
E191838
The Benny Goodman Quartet was a pioneering swing-era jazz ensemble led by clarinetist Benny Goodman that famously featured Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, and Gene Krupa, breaking racial barriers in popular music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benny Goodman Quartet canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1696525 — 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: Benny Goodman Quartet Context triple: [Lionel Hampton, associatedWith, Benny Goodman Quartet]
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A.
Benny Goodman Orchestra
The Benny Goodman Orchestra was a pioneering American big band led by clarinetist Benny Goodman that helped popularize swing music in the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Chick Webb Orchestra
The Chick Webb Orchestra was a prominent American swing-era big band led by drummer Chick Webb, best known for launching the career of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.
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C.
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader celebrated as the "King of Swing" for his pivotal role in popularizing swing music in the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Bennie Moten Orchestra
The Bennie Moten Orchestra was a pioneering Kansas City jazz big band of the 1920s and early 1930s, known for helping shape the swing era and launching the careers of musicians like Count Basie.
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E.
Jay McShann Orchestra
The Jay McShann Orchestra was a prominent Kansas City jazz big band led by pianist Jay McShann, noted for its blues-infused swing style and for launching the career of saxophonist Charlie Parker.
- 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: Benny Goodman Quartet Target entity description: The Benny Goodman Quartet was a pioneering swing-era jazz ensemble led by clarinetist Benny Goodman that famously featured Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, and Gene Krupa, breaking racial barriers in popular music.
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A.
Benny Goodman Orchestra
The Benny Goodman Orchestra was a pioneering American big band led by clarinetist Benny Goodman that helped popularize swing music in the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Chick Webb Orchestra
The Chick Webb Orchestra was a prominent American swing-era big band led by drummer Chick Webb, best known for launching the career of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.
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C.
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader celebrated as the "King of Swing" for his pivotal role in popularizing swing music in the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Bennie Moten Orchestra
The Bennie Moten Orchestra was a pioneering Kansas City jazz big band of the 1920s and early 1930s, known for helping shape the swing era and launching the careers of musicians like Count Basie.
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E.
Jay McShann Orchestra
The Jay McShann Orchestra was a prominent Kansas City jazz big band led by pianist Jay McShann, noted for its blues-infused swing style and for launching the career of saxophonist Charlie Parker.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz ensemble
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swing band ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
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swing era ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Benny Goodman Orchestra
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Benny Goodman Trio ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | racial integration in jazz ⓘ |
| brokeRacialBarriersWith |
Lionel Hampton
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Teddy Wilson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| era | pre-World War II jazz ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Benny Goodman
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Gene Krupa ⓘ Lionel Hampton ⓘ Teddy Wilson ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the first high-profile racially integrated jazz groups in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
mainstream jazz
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small-group swing ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
clarinet
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drums ⓘ piano ⓘ vibraphone ⓘ |
| leader | Benny Goodman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering small-group swing
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racial integration in popular music ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Benny Goodman ⓘ |
| notableMemberInstrument |
Benny Goodman – clarinet
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Gene Krupa – drums ⓘ Lionel Hampton – vibraphone ⓘ Teddy Wilson – piano ⓘ |
| performanceContext | featured within the Benny Goodman Orchestra shows ⓘ |
| performanceMedium |
concert tours
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radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| recordingFormat | 78 rpm records ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
swing rhythm
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tight small-group improvisation ⓘ virtuosic clarinet lead ⓘ |
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