The Tokyo Blues
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The Tokyo Blues is a 1962 jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver that blends hard bop with Japanese musical influences.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Tokyo Blues canonical | 10 |
| "The Tokyo Blues" | 1 |
| Sayonara Blues | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2250872 — 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: The Tokyo Blues Context triple: [Horace Silver, notableAlbum, The Tokyo Blues]
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A.
Tokyo Round
The Tokyo Round was a major series of multilateral trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) during the 1970s that aimed to reduce tariffs and address non-tariff barriers to international trade.
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B.
Hieda no Are
Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.
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C.
Tokyo Chiken
Tokyo Chiken is the commonly used abbreviated name for the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, a key prosecutorial authority in Japan’s capital.
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D.
Otsunegoten
Otsunegoten is a historically significant residence within the Kyoto Imperial Palace complex, associated with the Japanese imperial family.
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E.
Kigensetsu
Kigensetsu was a pre-World War II Japanese national holiday that celebrated the mythical founding of Japan and the divine origins of the emperor.
- 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: The Tokyo Blues Target entity description: The Tokyo Blues is a 1962 jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver that blends hard bop with Japanese musical influences.
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A.
Tokyo Round
The Tokyo Round was a major series of multilateral trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) during the 1970s that aimed to reduce tariffs and address non-tariff barriers to international trade.
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B.
Hieda no Are
Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.
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C.
Tokyo Chiken
Tokyo Chiken is the commonly used abbreviated name for the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, a key prosecutorial authority in Japan’s capital.
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D.
Otsunegoten
Otsunegoten is a historically significant residence within the Kyoto Imperial Palace complex, associated with the Japanese imperial family.
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E.
Kigensetsu
Kigensetsu was a pre-World War II Japanese national holiday that celebrated the mythical founding of Japan and the divine origins of the emperor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Horace Silver ⓘ |
| composer | Horace Silver ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtIncludes | Japanese-themed imagery ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| followedBy | Silver's Serenade ⓘ |
| follows | Doin' the Thing ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Cherry Blossom
ⓘ
Peace ⓘ Sayonara Blues ⓘ
linked to:
The Tokyo Blues
Shijuku ⓘ The Dragon Lady ⓘ The Tokyo Blues ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Japanese music ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| length | approximately 40 minutes ⓘ |
| partOf | Horace Silver discography ⓘ |
| performer | Horace Silver ⓘ |
| personnel |
Blue Mitchell
ⓘ
Gene Taylor ⓘ Horace Silver ⓘ John Harris Jr. ⓘ Junior Cook ⓘ |
| producer | Alfred Lion ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Blue Note Records ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Blue Note Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| style | blend of hard bop and Japanese musical influences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Tokyo Blues Description of subject: The Tokyo Blues is a 1962 jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver that blends hard bop with Japanese musical influences.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Tokyo Blues
linked to: The Tokyo Blues