Tommy Potter
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Tommy Potter was an American jazz double bassist best known for his work with Charlie Parker and other bebop greats in the 1940s and 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tommy Potter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5572272 — 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: Tommy Potter Context triple: [Dial Records, recordedArtist, Tommy Potter]
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A.
Tommy Taylor
Tommy Taylor was an English footballer and prolific centre-forward for Manchester United and the England national team in the 1950s.
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B.
Tommy Leach
Tommy Leach was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball third baseman and outfielder best known for his speed, defensive skill, and starring role with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including in the first modern World Series in 1903.
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C.
Tommy
Tommy is a masculine given name, often a diminutive of Thomas, used in various English-speaking countries.
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D.
Tommy
Tommy is a landmark 1969 rock opera album by the British band The Who, telling the story of a "deaf, dumb, and blind" boy and widely regarded as one of the most influential concept albums in rock history.
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E.
Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer renowned for his powerful double-bass technique and work with bands such as Whitesnake and Ozzy Osbourne.
- 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: Tommy Potter Target entity description: Tommy Potter was an American jazz double bassist best known for his work with Charlie Parker and other bebop greats in the 1940s and 1950s.
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A.
Tommy Taylor
Tommy Taylor was an English footballer and prolific centre-forward for Manchester United and the England national team in the 1950s.
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B.
Tommy Leach
Tommy Leach was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball third baseman and outfielder best known for his speed, defensive skill, and starring role with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including in the first modern World Series in 1903.
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C.
Tommy
Tommy is a masculine given name, often a diminutive of Thomas, used in various English-speaking countries.
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D.
Tommy
Tommy is a landmark 1969 rock opera album by the British band The Who, telling the story of a "deaf, dumb, and blind" boy and widely regarded as one of the most influential concept albums in rock history.
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E.
Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer renowned for his powerful double-bass technique and work with bands such as Whitesnake and Ozzy Osbourne.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
double bassist
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEndTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartTime | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1940s jazz
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1950s jazz ⓘ New York jazz scene ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-09-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-03-01 ⓘ |
| familyName | Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Tommy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | double bass ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Charlie Parker All-Stars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlie Parker Quintet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | bebop ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to bebop era
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work with Charlie Parker ⓘ |
| notableWork |
performances with Bud Powell
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performances with Charlie Parker ⓘ performances with Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ performances with Miles Davis ⓘ performances with Thelonious Monk ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
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jazz double bassist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| recordedWith |
Art Blakey
NERFINISHED
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Bud Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Navarro NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Stitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style | bebop bass playing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tommy Potter Description of subject: Tommy Potter was an American jazz double bassist best known for his work with Charlie Parker and other bebop greats in the 1940s and 1950s.
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