The Headhunters
E513768
The Headhunters are a pioneering jazz-funk band best known for their work with Herbie Hancock and their influential 1970s fusion recordings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Headhunters canonical | 8 |
| Return of the Headhunters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5349893 — 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: The Headhunters Context triple: [Chameleon, associatedAct, The Headhunters]
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A.
Night Hunters
Night Hunters is a nocturnal animal exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden featuring predators adapted to life in the dark.
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B.
Shrunken Heads
Shrunken Heads is a 1994 campy horror-comedy film directed by Richard Elfman, known for its quirky blend of dark humor, supernatural revenge, and comic-book-style storytelling.
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C.
Basketful of Heads
Basketful of Heads is a horror comic miniseries written by Joe Hill that blends slasher-style violence with dark humor and supernatural elements.
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D.
La Cabeza
La Cabeza is one of the principal summits of the Iztaccíhuatl volcano in central Mexico, forming part of its distinctive, human-like silhouette.
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E.
The Crowds
The Crowds is an English title for the 39th chapter of the Qur’an, which emphasizes sincere worship of God alone and contrasts the fates of believers and disbelievers.
- 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: The Headhunters Target entity description: The Headhunters are a pioneering jazz-funk band best known for their work with Herbie Hancock and their influential 1970s fusion recordings.
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A.
Night Hunters
Night Hunters is a nocturnal animal exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden featuring predators adapted to life in the dark.
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B.
Shrunken Heads
Shrunken Heads is a 1994 campy horror-comedy film directed by Richard Elfman, known for its quirky blend of dark humor, supernatural revenge, and comic-book-style storytelling.
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C.
Basketful of Heads
Basketful of Heads is a horror comic miniseries written by Joe Hill that blends slasher-style violence with dark humor and supernatural elements.
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D.
La Cabeza
La Cabeza is one of the principal summits of the Iztaccíhuatl volcano in central Mexico, forming part of its distinctive, human-like silhouette.
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E.
The Crowds
The Crowds is an English title for the 39th chapter of the Qur’an, which emphasizes sincere worship of God alone and contrasts the fates of believers and disbelievers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
band
ⓘ
jazz-funk band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Herbie Hancock ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Herbie Hancock ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
jazz fusion ⓘ jazz-funk ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreElement |
African rhythms
ⓘ
Latin influences ⓘ R&B ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
funk
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ jazz-funk ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex rhythms
ⓘ
fusion of jazz and funk ⓘ groove-oriented improvisation ⓘ |
| member |
Bennie Maupin
ⓘ
Bill Summers ⓘ Harvey Mason ⓘ
linked to:
Harvey Mason Sr.
Mike Clark ⓘ Paul Jackson ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering jazz-funk
ⓘ
work with Herbie Hancock ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentFocus |
electric bass
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Chameleon
ⓘ
Watermelon Man ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Evolution Revolution
ⓘ
Head Hunters ⓘ Man-Child ⓘ Return of the Headhunters ⓘ
linked to:
The Headhunters
Straight from the Gate ⓘ Survival of the Fittest ⓘ Thrust ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Arista Records
ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Headhunters Description of subject: The Headhunters are a pioneering jazz-funk band best known for their work with Herbie Hancock and their influential 1970s fusion recordings.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Headhunters