Waltz in Swing Time
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"Waltz in Swing Time" is a musical number from the 1936 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film *Swing Time*, known for blending waltz rhythms with swing-era style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waltz in Swing Time canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2007589 — 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: Waltz in Swing Time Context triple: [Swing Time, featuresSong, Waltz in Swing Time]
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A.
Alexander's Ragtime Band
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is a hugely popular 1911 ragtime song that helped launch Irving Berlin's career and became one of the early standards of American popular music.
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B.
Astaire Time
"Astaire Time" is a 1960 television musical special showcasing Fred Astaire’s song-and-dance performances and innovative choreography.
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C.
I Got Rhythm
"I Got Rhythm" is a popular jazz standard composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, renowned for its catchy melody and influential chord progression widely used in jazz improvisation.
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D.
The Carousel Waltz
The Carousel Waltz is the sweeping orchestral prelude that opens the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel," renowned for its lush melodies and evocative depiction of a bustling fairground.
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E.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
- 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: Waltz in Swing Time Target entity description: "Waltz in Swing Time" is a musical number from the 1936 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film *Swing Time*, known for blending waltz rhythms with swing-era style.
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A.
Alexander's Ragtime Band
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is a hugely popular 1911 ragtime song that helped launch Irving Berlin's career and became one of the early standards of American popular music.
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B.
Astaire Time
"Astaire Time" is a 1960 television musical special showcasing Fred Astaire’s song-and-dance performances and innovative choreography.
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C.
I Got Rhythm
"I Got Rhythm" is a popular jazz standard composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, renowned for its catchy melody and influential chord progression widely used in jazz improvisation.
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D.
The Carousel Waltz
The Carousel Waltz is the sweeping orchestral prelude that opens the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel," renowned for its lush melodies and evocative depiction of a bustling fairground.
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E.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film song
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musical number ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | George Stevens ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra |
Big band era
ⓘ
surface form:
Swing Era
|
| associatedWithFilmComposer | Jerome Kern ⓘ |
| associatedWithLyricist | Dorothy Fields ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerformer |
Fred Astaire
ⓘ
Ginger Rogers ⓘ |
| basedOnRhythm | 3/4 time ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredInFilm | Swing Time ⓘ |
| featuredInGenre | musical film ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| filmStudioContext | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| genre |
swing
ⓘ
waltz ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | blend of waltz rhythm and swing-era style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a showcase number for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
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combining traditional waltz form with swing phrasing ⓘ |
| partOf | Swing Time ⓘ |
| performer |
Fred Astaire
ⓘ
Ginger Rogers ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| title | Waltz in Swing Time self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waltz in Swing Time Description of subject: "Waltz in Swing Time" is a musical number from the 1936 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film *Swing Time*, known for blending waltz rhythms with swing-era style.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.