Edward Ory
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Edward "Kid" Ory was a pioneering American jazz trombonist and bandleader, renowned as one of the earliest important figures in New Orleans jazz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward Ory canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5494259 — 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: Edward Ory Context triple: [Kid Ory, birthName, Edward Ory]
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A.
William Osborne
William Osborne is a British screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1992 action-comedy film "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot."
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B.
Orpheus H. Fisher
Orpheus H. Fisher was an African American architect and builder best known as the husband of renowned contralto Marian Anderson and designer of their Connecticut estate, Marianna Farm.
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C.
John Ordway
John Ordway was a U.S. Army sergeant best known for serving as a key diarist and leader within the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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D.
Charles Pritchard
Charles Pritchard was a 19th-century British astronomer and clergyman known for his pioneering work in stellar photometry and his influential role in developing observational astronomy at Oxford.
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E.
Philip Oakes
Philip Oakes was a British journalist, film critic, and screenwriter active in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Edward Ory Target entity description: Edward "Kid" Ory was a pioneering American jazz trombonist and bandleader, renowned as one of the earliest important figures in New Orleans jazz.
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A.
William Osborne
William Osborne is a British screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1992 action-comedy film "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot."
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B.
Orpheus H. Fisher
Orpheus H. Fisher was an African American architect and builder best known as the husband of renowned contralto Marian Anderson and designer of their Connecticut estate, Marianna Farm.
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C.
John Ordway
John Ordway was a U.S. Army sergeant best known for serving as a key diarist and leader within the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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D.
Charles Pritchard
Charles Pritchard was a 19th-century British astronomer and clergyman known for his pioneering work in stellar photometry and his influential role in developing observational astronomy at Oxford.
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E.
Philip Oakes
Philip Oakes was a British journalist, film critic, and screenwriter active in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
ⓘ
composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ trombonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1900s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kid Ory ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Jelly Roll Morton
ⓘ
King Oliver ⓘ Louis Armstrong ⓘ Sidney Bechet ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1886-12-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-01-23 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Ory ⓘ |
| genre |
New Orleans jazz
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| heritage | Creole of color ⓘ |
| influenced | traditional jazz trombonists ⓘ |
| instrument | trombone ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| ledEnsemble |
Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band
ⓘ
linked to:
Kid Ory's Creole Orchestra
|
| movement | New Orleans jazz ⓘ |
| name | Edward Ory ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | led one of the first African American jazz bands to record commercially in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| notableEvent | participated in early jazz recordings in the 1920s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest important figures in New Orleans jazz
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pioneering tailgate trombone style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Muskrat Ramble
ⓘ
Ory's Creole Trombone ⓘ
linked to:
“Ory’s Creole Trombone”
|
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
composer ⓘ trombonist ⓘ |
| partOf | early New Orleans jazz scene ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
LaPlace, Louisiana, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
LaPlace, Louisiana
|
| placeOfDeath | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ Sunshine Records ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startedMusicalCareerIn |
New Orleans, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans
|
| style | tailgate trombone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward Ory Description of subject: Edward "Kid" Ory was a pioneering American jazz trombonist and bandleader, renowned as one of the earliest important figures in New Orleans jazz.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.