Tommy LiPuma
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Tommy LiPuma was an influential American record producer and music industry executive known for his work with artists such as George Benson, Diana Krall, and Miles Davis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tommy LiPuma canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3125630 — 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: Tommy LiPuma Context triple: [Through the Wire, writer, Tommy LiPuma]
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A.
Owen Vaccaro
Owen Vaccaro is an American child actor best known for his roles in family comedies such as the Daddy's Home films and The House with a Clock in Its Walls.
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B.
Greg Amsinger
Greg Amsinger is an American sportscaster best known as a studio host and anchor for MLB Network’s baseball coverage.
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C.
Tom Leppert
Tom Leppert is an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Dallas, Texas, and later ran for the U.S. Senate.
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D.
Philip D’Antoni
Philip D’Antoni was an American film and television producer best known for gritty, realistic crime dramas such as "The French Connection" and "The Seven-Ups."
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E.
Sonny Vaccaro
Sonny Vaccaro is a former sports marketing executive best known for signing Michael Jordan to Nike and revolutionizing the basketball sneaker industry.
- 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: Tommy LiPuma Target entity description: Tommy LiPuma was an influential American record producer and music industry executive known for his work with artists such as George Benson, Diana Krall, and Miles Davis.
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A.
Owen Vaccaro
Owen Vaccaro is an American child actor best known for his roles in family comedies such as the Daddy's Home films and The House with a Clock in Its Walls.
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B.
Greg Amsinger
Greg Amsinger is an American sportscaster best known as a studio host and anchor for MLB Network’s baseball coverage.
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C.
Tom Leppert
Tom Leppert is an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Dallas, Texas, and later ran for the U.S. Senate.
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D.
Philip D’Antoni
Philip D’Antoni was an American film and television producer best known for gritty, realistic crime dramas such as "The French Connection" and "The Seven-Ups."
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E.
Sonny Vaccaro
Sonny Vaccaro is a former sports marketing executive best known for signing Michael Jordan to Nike and revolutionizing the basketball sneaker industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record producer
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human ⓘ music industry executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
A&M Records
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Blue Thumb Records ⓘ GRP Records ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| familyName | LiPuma ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
artist and repertoire
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music production ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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jazz ⓘ pop music ⓘ |
| givenName | Tommy ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary jazz production sound ⓘ |
| name | Tommy LiPuma self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
produced albums with multi-million sales
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produced multiple Grammy-winning albums ⓘ |
| notableWork |
production of Diana Krall album "Live in Paris"
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production of Diana Krall album "The Look of Love" ⓘ production of Diana Krall album "When I Look in Your Eyes" ⓘ production of George Benson album "Breezin'" ⓘ production work with Diana Krall ⓘ production work with George Benson ⓘ production work with Miles Davis ⓘ |
| occupation |
A&R executive
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music executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Verve Music Group
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co-founder of Blue Thumb Records ⓘ president of GRP and Impulse! labels ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Alwin Lopez Jarreau
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surface form:
Al Jarreau
Barbra Streisand ⓘ Ben Sidran ⓘ Dave Mason ⓘ David Sanborn ⓘ Diana Krall ⓘ Dr. John ⓘ George Benson ⓘ Gábor Szabó ⓘ Lee Ritenour ⓘ Michael Bublé ⓘ Miles Davis ⓘ Natalie Cole ⓘ Paul McCartney ⓘ Randy Newman ⓘ Ringo Starr ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tommy LiPuma Description of subject: Tommy LiPuma was an influential American record producer and music industry executive known for his work with artists such as George Benson, Diana Krall, and Miles Davis.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tommy LiPuma