Six Pieces of Silver
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Six Pieces of Silver is a landmark 1956 hard bop jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver, noted for its catchy melodies, bluesy grooves, and influential small-group arrangements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Six Pieces of Silver canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2250870 — 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: Six Pieces of Silver Context triple: [Horace Silver, notableAlbum, Six Pieces of Silver]
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A.
The Ornaments of Gold
The Ornaments of Gold is the English rendering of the Arabic title "Az-Zukhruf," referring to the 43rd chapter of the Qur’an, which discusses themes of worldly adornment versus true spiritual value.
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B.
A Golden Chain
A Golden Chain is a seminal 16th-century Puritan theological work by William Perkins that systematically presents the doctrine of predestination and the order of salvation.
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C.
Oro y Plata
Oro y Plata is the Spanish-language state motto of Montana, meaning "Gold and Silver" and reflecting the state's historic mining heritage.
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D.
The Golden Bed
The Golden Bed is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, known for its opulent production design and melodramatic story of love, decadence, and downfall.
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E.
Of Fortune
"Of Fortune" is a philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the nature of luck, success, and human agency in shaping one’s circumstances.
- 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: Six Pieces of Silver Target entity description: Six Pieces of Silver is a landmark 1956 hard bop jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver, noted for its catchy melodies, bluesy grooves, and influential small-group arrangements.
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A.
The Ornaments of Gold
The Ornaments of Gold is the English rendering of the Arabic title "Az-Zukhruf," referring to the 43rd chapter of the Qur’an, which discusses themes of worldly adornment versus true spiritual value.
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B.
A Golden Chain
A Golden Chain is a seminal 16th-century Puritan theological work by William Perkins that systematically presents the doctrine of predestination and the order of salvation.
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C.
Oro y Plata
Oro y Plata is the Spanish-language state motto of Montana, meaning "Gold and Silver" and reflecting the state's historic mining heritage.
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D.
The Golden Bed
The Golden Bed is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, known for its opulent production design and melodramatic story of love, decadence, and downfall.
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E.
Of Fortune
"Of Fortune" is a philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the nature of luck, success, and human agency in shaping one’s circumstances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
ⓘ
hard bop album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Horace Silver ⓘ |
| composer | Horace Silver ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | landmark hard bop recording ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark 1956 hard bop jazz album ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| follows |
Horace Silver Quintet
ⓘ
surface form:
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
|
| genre |
hard bop
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
post-1950s jazz piano style
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small-group hard bop arranging ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
bluesy grooves
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catchy melodies ⓘ influential small-group arrangements ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Camouflage
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Cool Eyes ⓘ Enchantment ⓘ Señor Blues ⓘ Shirl ⓘ Virgo ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber |
Blue Note Records
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surface form:
Blue Note BLP 1539
|
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mainPerformerRole |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| movement | hard bop ⓘ |
| notableTrack | Señor Blues ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Horace Silver ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Blue Note Records catalog ⓘ |
| performer | Horace Silver ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Horace Silver Quintet
ⓘ
surface form:
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
|
| producer | Alfred Lion ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
Hackensack, New Jersey
Van Gelder Studio ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Blue Note Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1956 ⓘ |
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