Paul Riser
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Paul Riser is an American Motown trombonist and arranger best known for crafting the lush orchestral arrangements on many of Stevie Wonder’s classic recordings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Riser canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3086852 — 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: Paul Riser Context triple: [For Once in My Life, arrangerOfStevieWonderVersion, Paul Riser]
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A.
John Brisker
John Brisker was a high-scoring and notoriously tough American basketball player of the late 1960s and early 1970s, remembered both for his ABA/NBA play and his mysterious disappearance in Uganda.
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B.
Richard Stolley
Richard Stolley was an influential American magazine editor best known for shaping modern celebrity journalism as the founding managing editor of People magazine.
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C.
David Scearce
David Scearce is a Canadian screenwriter best known for adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel into the acclaimed film "A Single Man."
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D.
William Rotsler
William Rotsler was an American science fiction fan, artist, and writer known for his prolific fan art, cartoons, and contributions to fandom culture.
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E.
John Requa
John Requa is an American screenwriter and director known for co-writing films such as "Bad Santa," "I Love You Phillip Morris," and "Jungle Cruise."
- 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: Paul Riser Target entity description: Paul Riser is an American Motown trombonist and arranger best known for crafting the lush orchestral arrangements on many of Stevie Wonder’s classic recordings.
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A.
John Brisker
John Brisker was a high-scoring and notoriously tough American basketball player of the late 1960s and early 1970s, remembered both for his ABA/NBA play and his mysterious disappearance in Uganda.
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B.
Richard Stolley
Richard Stolley was an influential American magazine editor best known for shaping modern celebrity journalism as the founding managing editor of People magazine.
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C.
David Scearce
David Scearce is a Canadian screenwriter best known for adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel into the acclaimed film "A Single Man."
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D.
William Rotsler
William Rotsler was an American science fiction fan, artist, and writer known for his prolific fan art, cartoons, and contributions to fandom culture.
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E.
John Requa
John Requa is an American screenwriter and director known for co-writing films such as "Bad Santa," "I Love You Phillip Morris," and "Jungle Cruise."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music arranger
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person ⓘ record producer ⓘ trombonist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gladys Knight & the Pips
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Marvin Gaye ⓘ Motown ⓘ Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ⓘ
surface form:
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Stevie Wonder ⓘ The Four Tops ⓘ The Temptations ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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Grammy Award for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
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| basedIn |
Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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| employer |
Motown
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surface form:
Motown Records
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| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| fieldOfWork |
music arrangement
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orchestration ⓘ record production ⓘ |
| genre |
Motown
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surface form:
Motown sound
R&B ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| instrument | trombone ⓘ |
| knownFor |
orchestral arrangements for Stevie Wonder recordings
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string arrangements on Motown records ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The Funk Brothers
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surface form:
Motown house band The Funk Brothers
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| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping define the classic Motown orchestral sound ⓘ |
| notableWork |
arrangement for "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell version)
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arrangement for "I Was Made to Love Her" by Stevie Wonder ⓘ arrangement for "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" by Jimmy Ruffin ⓘ arrangements on Stevie Wonder album "Innervisions" ⓘ arrangements on Stevie Wonder album "Songs in the Key of Life" ⓘ arrangements on Stevie Wonder album "Talking Book" ⓘ string arrangement for "My Girl" by The Temptations ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ trombonist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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| recordLabel |
Motown
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surface form:
Motown Records
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Riser Description of subject: Paul Riser is an American Motown trombonist and arranger best known for crafting the lush orchestral arrangements on many of Stevie Wonder’s classic recordings.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.