Stanley Jordan: American jazz guitarist
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Stanley Jordan is an innovative American jazz guitarist renowned for his pioneering two-handed tapping technique and genre-blending improvisations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stanley Jordan: American jazz guitarist canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5490046 — 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: Stanley Jordan: American jazz guitarist Context triple: [Stanley, notableBearerOccupation, Stanley Jordan: American jazz guitarist]
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A.
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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B.
Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield was an influential American blues and rock guitarist best known for his work with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and his pioneering electric guitar contributions in the 1960s.
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C.
Ralph Towner
Ralph Towner is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the guitarist and co-founder of the jazz and world-fusion group Oregon, noted for his intricate acoustic work and contributions to ECM Records.
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D.
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola is an American jazz fusion guitarist renowned for his virtuosic technique, complex compositions, and influential work with Return to Forever and as a solo artist.
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E.
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty is a pioneering French jazz violinist and composer renowned for his influential work in jazz fusion and collaborations with major progressive and fusion ensembles.
- 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: Stanley Jordan: American jazz guitarist Target entity description: Stanley Jordan is an innovative American jazz guitarist renowned for his pioneering two-handed tapping technique and genre-blending improvisations.
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A.
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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B.
Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield was an influential American blues and rock guitarist best known for his work with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and his pioneering electric guitar contributions in the 1960s.
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C.
Ralph Towner
Ralph Towner is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the guitarist and co-founder of the jazz and world-fusion group Oregon, noted for his intricate acoustic work and contributions to ECM Records.
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D.
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola is an American jazz fusion guitarist renowned for his virtuosic technique, complex compositions, and influential work with Return to Forever and as a solo artist.
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E.
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty is a pioneering French jazz violinist and composer renowned for his influential work in jazz fusion and collaborations with major progressive and fusion ensembles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ jazz guitarist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Blue Note Records artists ⓘ |
| associatedGenre |
bebop-influenced jazz
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fusion ⓘ |
| breakthroughWork | Magic Touch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-07-31 ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Magic Touch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| education | Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary jazz
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jazz ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ smooth jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.stanleyjordan.com/ ⓘ |
| instrument |
electric guitar
ⓘ
guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Stanley Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chord-melody solo guitar performance
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genre-blending improvisation ⓘ two-handed tapping guitar technique ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cornucopia
NERFINISHED
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Flying Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Magic Touch NERFINISHED ⓘ Standards, Vol. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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guitarist ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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EMI ⓘ Mack Avenue Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| technique |
simultaneous melody and harmony on guitar
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two-handed tapping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stanley Jordan: American jazz guitarist Description of subject: Stanley Jordan is an innovative American jazz guitarist renowned for his pioneering two-handed tapping technique and genre-blending improvisations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.