Tommy Lipuma
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Tommy LiPuma was an influential American record producer and music industry executive known for his work with major pop and jazz artists across several decades.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tommy Lipuma canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3345347 — 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: [Can't Slow Down, producer, Tommy Lipuma]
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A.
Tommy Barban
Tommy Barban is a daring and enigmatic soldier of fortune who plays a pivotal role in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel "Tender Is the Night."
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B.
Paul De Meo
Paul De Meo was an American screenwriter and producer best known for co-writing action and war-themed films and television projects, often in collaboration with J. Michael Straczynski and others.
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C.
Anthony Di Ninno
Anthony Di Ninno is a cinematographer best known for his work on the animated feature film "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie."
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D.
Rocco Urbisci
Rocco Urbisci is an American writer, director, and producer best known for his work on comedy films and television specials, including collaborations with prominent comedians like Richard Pryor.
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E.
Joe Caracciolo Jr.
Joe Caracciolo Jr. is a veteran American film producer known for overseeing major studio productions and large-scale genre films.
- 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 major pop and jazz artists across several decades.
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A.
Tommy Barban
Tommy Barban is a daring and enigmatic soldier of fortune who plays a pivotal role in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel "Tender Is the Night."
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B.
Paul De Meo
Paul De Meo was an American screenwriter and producer best known for co-writing action and war-themed films and television projects, often in collaboration with J. Michael Straczynski and others.
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C.
Anthony Di Ninno
Anthony Di Ninno is a cinematographer best known for his work on the animated feature film "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie."
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D.
Rocco Urbisci
Rocco Urbisci is an American writer, director, and producer best known for his work on comedy films and television specials, including collaborations with prominent comedians like Richard Pryor.
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E.
Joe Caracciolo Jr.
Joe Caracciolo Jr. is a veteran American film producer known for overseeing major studio productions and large-scale genre films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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music industry executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2010s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award ⓘ |
| birthName | Thomas LiPuma ⓘ |
| 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 | Thomas ⓘ |
| name | Tommy LiPuma ⓘ |
| notableFor | producing crossover jazz and pop hits ⓘ |
| notableWork |
production of Diana Krall album "The Look of Love"
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production of Diana Krall album "When I Look in Your Eyes" ⓘ production of George Benson album "Breezin'" ⓘ production of Natalie Cole album "Unforgettable... with Love" ⓘ production of Paul McCartney album "Kisses on the Bottom" ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Al Jarreau
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Barbra Streisand ⓘ Dave Mason ⓘ David Sanborn ⓘ Diana Krall ⓘ Dr. John ⓘ Gato Barbieri ⓘ George Benson ⓘ Joe Sample ⓘ Lee Ritenour ⓘ Michael Franks ⓘ Miles Davis ⓘ Natalie Cole ⓘ Paul McCartney ⓘ Randy Crawford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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 major pop and jazz artists across several decades.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Can't Slow Down