Tom McDermott
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Tom McDermott is a New Orleans–based jazz and ragtime pianist and composer known for his eclectic style and deep knowledge of early American music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom McDermott canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4069931 — 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: Tom McDermott Context triple: [McDermott, hasNotableBearer, Tom McDermott]
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A.
Tony McCarroll
Tony McCarroll is an English drummer best known as the original drummer for the rock band Oasis, playing on their debut album "Definitely Maybe."
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B.
Tom Kilpatrick
Tom Kilpatrick was a screenwriter best known for his work on the 1940 science fiction horror film "Dr. Cyclops."
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C.
Bobby McDermott
Bobby McDermott was an American professional basketball guard widely regarded as one of the greatest players of the pre-NBA era, known for his prolific scoring and multiple championships in the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Bob Dwyer
Bob Dwyer is a renowned Australian rugby union coach best known for leading the Wallabies to victory in the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
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E.
Bob McFadden
Bob McFadden was an American voice actor and impressionist known for his work in animated television specials and cartoons from the 1960s through the 1980s.
- 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: Tom McDermott Target entity description: Tom McDermott is a New Orleans–based jazz and ragtime pianist and composer known for his eclectic style and deep knowledge of early American music.
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A.
Tony McCarroll
Tony McCarroll is an English drummer best known as the original drummer for the rock band Oasis, playing on their debut album "Definitely Maybe."
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B.
Tom Kilpatrick
Tom Kilpatrick was a screenwriter best known for his work on the 1940 science fiction horror film "Dr. Cyclops."
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C.
Bobby McDermott
Bobby McDermott was an American professional basketball guard widely regarded as one of the greatest players of the pre-NBA era, known for his prolific scoring and multiple championships in the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Bob Dwyer
Bob Dwyer is a renowned Australian rugby union coach best known for leading the Wallabies to victory in the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
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E.
Bob McFadden
Bob McFadden was an American voice actor and impressionist known for his work in animated television specials and cartoons from the 1960s through the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
ⓘ
musician ⓘ person ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Orleans music scene ⓘ |
| basedIn | New Orleans ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Aurora Nealand
ⓘ
Connie Jones ⓘ Evan Christopher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| education | studied music theory ⓘ |
| genre |
early American popular music
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jazz ⓘ ragtime ⓘ |
| hasComposedFor |
small ensembles
ⓘ
solo piano ⓘ |
| hasLivedIn |
New Orleans, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans
|
| hasPerformedIn |
Europe
ⓘ
South America ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| influencedBy |
New Orleans jazz tradition
ⓘ
ragtime tradition ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep knowledge of early American music
ⓘ
eclectic piano style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interpretations of early New Orleans piano music
ⓘ
original ragtime compositions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "All the Keys & Then Some"
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album "Bamboula" ⓘ album "Choro do Norte" ⓘ album "New Orleans Duets" ⓘ album "Tom McDermott and Connie Jones" ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
jazz pianist ⓘ ragtime pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
St. Louis, Missouri
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|
| residence |
New Orleans, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans
|
| style | blend of jazz, ragtime, and world music influences ⓘ |
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: Tom McDermott Description of subject: Tom McDermott is a New Orleans–based jazz and ragtime pianist and composer known for his eclectic style and deep knowledge of early American music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.