Lee Konitz
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Lee Konitz was an influential American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his cool jazz style and work with the Miles Davis Nonet on the landmark "Birth of the Cool" sessions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lee Konitz canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5193012 — 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: Lee Konitz Context triple: [Lester Young, influenced, Lee Konitz]
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A.
Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd is an influential American jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer known for his genre-blending style and acclaimed work since the 1960s.
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B.
Phil Woods
Phil Woods was an acclaimed American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader known for his virtuosic bebop style and influential recordings.
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C.
Stan Getz
Stan Getz was an American jazz saxophonist renowned for his warm, lyrical tone and for popularizing bossa nova in the United States through landmark recordings like "The Girl from Ipanema."
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D.
Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell is an American guitarist and composer known for his distinctive, genre-blending approach that spans jazz, folk, Americana, and experimental music.
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E.
Gil Evans
Gil Evans was a pioneering Canadian-born jazz pianist, arranger, and composer best known for his innovative orchestrations and influential collaborations with Miles Davis.
- 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: Lee Konitz Target entity description: Lee Konitz was an influential American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his cool jazz style and work with the Miles Davis Nonet on the landmark "Birth of the Cool" sessions.
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A.
Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd is an influential American jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer known for his genre-blending style and acclaimed work since the 1960s.
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B.
Phil Woods
Phil Woods was an acclaimed American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader known for his virtuosic bebop style and influential recordings.
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C.
Stan Getz
Stan Getz was an American jazz saxophonist renowned for his warm, lyrical tone and for popularizing bossa nova in the United States through landmark recordings like "The Girl from Ipanema."
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D.
Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell is an American guitarist and composer known for his distinctive, genre-blending approach that spans jazz, folk, Americana, and experimental music.
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E.
Gil Evans
Gil Evans was a pioneering Canadian-born jazz pianist, arranger, and composer best known for his innovative orchestrations and influential collaborations with Miles Davis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alto saxophonist
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| birthName | Leon Konitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from COVID-19 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bill Evans
NERFINISHED
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Brad Mehldau NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Haden NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerry Mulligan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lennie Tristano NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Warne Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-10-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-04-15 ⓘ |
| familyName | Konitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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cool jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ post-bop ⓘ |
| givenName | Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Art Pepper
NERFINISHED
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Mark Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charlie Parker
NERFINISHED
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Lennie Tristano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
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soprano saxophone ⓘ |
| memberOf | Miles Davis Nonet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | cool jazz ⓘ |
| name | Lee Konitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Alone Together
NERFINISHED
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Inside Hi-Fi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre NERFINISHED ⓘ Live at the Half Note NERFINISHED ⓘ Motion NERFINISHED ⓘ Subconscious-Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cool, dry alto saxophone tone
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improvisationally linear style ⓘ |
| notableWork | Birth of the Cool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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Blue Note Records ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Lee Konitz Description of subject: Lee Konitz was an influential American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his cool jazz style and work with the Miles Davis Nonet on the landmark "Birth of the Cool" sessions.
Referenced by (4)
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