Tuxedo Junction
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"Tuxedo Junction" is a popular big band jazz standard from the swing era, famously associated with Glenn Miller and his orchestra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tuxedo Junction canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5514785 — 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: Tuxedo Junction Context triple: [The Glenn Miller Story, featuresSong, Tuxedo Junction]
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A.
Whitestone
Whitestone is a primarily residential neighborhood in the northern part of Queens, New York City, known for its suburban feel and waterfront views along the East River.
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B.
Hyde Park, New York
Hyde Park, New York is a historic town in the Hudson Valley best known as the longtime home of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
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C.
Westchester Square
Westchester Square is a commercial and transit hub in the eastern Bronx, New York City, known for its busy shopping district and access to the 6 subway line.
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D.
Palisades
Palisades is a primarily residential neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., known for its leafy streets, community feel, and proximity to the Potomac River.
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E.
Palisades
Palisades is a line of steep, dramatic basalt cliffs rising along the western bank of the lower Hudson River in New York and New Jersey.
- 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: Tuxedo Junction Target entity description: "Tuxedo Junction" is a popular big band jazz standard from the swing era, famously associated with Glenn Miller and his orchestra.
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A.
Whitestone
Whitestone is a primarily residential neighborhood in the northern part of Queens, New York City, known for its suburban feel and waterfront views along the East River.
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B.
Hyde Park, New York
Hyde Park, New York is a historic town in the Hudson Valley best known as the longtime home of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
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C.
Westchester Square
Westchester Square is a commercial and transit hub in the eastern Bronx, New York City, known for its busy shopping district and access to the 6 subway line.
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D.
Palisades
Palisades is a primarily residential neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., known for its leafy streets, community feel, and proximity to the Potomac River.
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E.
Palisades
Palisades is a line of steep, dramatic basalt cliffs rising along the western bank of the lower Hudson River in New York and New Jersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band composition
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Erskine Hawkins
ⓘ
Glenn Miller ⓘ Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | Glenn Miller’s recording reached number 1 on the Billboard charts in 1940 ⓘ |
| composer |
Bill Johnson
ⓘ
Buddy Feyne ⓘ Erskine Hawkins ⓘ Julian Dash ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalSignificance | considered a classic of the big band swing repertoire ⓘ |
| era | swing era ⓘ |
| firstRecordingYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| genre |
big band jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasArrangementFor |
concert band
ⓘ
jazz orchestra ⓘ small jazz combo ⓘ |
| hasLyrics | yes (later versions) ⓘ |
| includedIn | Glenn Miller’s live radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Tuxedo Junction neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
jazz ensemble repertoire
ⓘ
swing band repertoire ⓘ |
| key | commonly performed in C major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Buddy Feyne ⓘ |
| musicalForm | instrumental (originally) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tuxedo Junction, Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
call-and-response horn riffs
ⓘ
prominent brass section arrangements ⓘ walking bass line ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Ella Fitzgerald
ⓘ
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra ⓘ
linked to:
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Harry James ⓘ Joe Jackson ⓘ The Andrews Sisters ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
ballroom dancing
ⓘ
swing dance events ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Ella Fitzgerald
ⓘ
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra ⓘ Glenn Miller and His Orchestra ⓘ
linked to:
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Harry James and His Orchestra ⓘ The Andrews Sisters ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Bluebird Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| tempo | medium swing ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble | big band ⓘ |
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Subject: Tuxedo Junction Description of subject: "Tuxedo Junction" is a popular big band jazz standard from the swing era, famously associated with Glenn Miller and his orchestra.
Referenced by (7)
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