Ike Quebec
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Ike Quebec was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his rich, breathy tone and influential recordings in the swing and early hard bop eras.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ike Quebec canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5572282 — 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: Ike Quebec Context triple: [Dial Records, recordedArtist, Ike Quebec]
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A.
Pulaski
Pulaski is a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line rapid transit station serving the city's West Side.
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B.
Dix
Dix is the surname of Dorothea Dix, the 19th-century American social reformer known for her pioneering work in mental health care and prison reform.
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C.
Valcartier
Valcartier is a locality in Quebec, Canada, best known for its large Canadian Forces military base and nearby recreational facilities.
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D.
Devers
Devers is a surname most notably associated with U.S. Army General Jacob L. Devers, a senior commander in the European Theater during World War II.
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E.
Ike
Ike is a central protagonist in the Fire Emblem series, known as a skilled mercenary leader and one of the franchise’s most popular and recognizable heroes.
- 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: Ike Quebec Target entity description: Ike Quebec was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his rich, breathy tone and influential recordings in the swing and early hard bop eras.
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A.
Pulaski
Pulaski is a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line rapid transit station serving the city's West Side.
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B.
Dix
Dix is the surname of Dorothea Dix, the 19th-century American social reformer known for her pioneering work in mental health care and prison reform.
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C.
Valcartier
Valcartier is a locality in Quebec, Canada, best known for its large Canadian Forces military base and nearby recreational facilities.
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D.
Devers
Devers is a surname most notably associated with U.S. Army General Jacob L. Devers, a senior commander in the European Theater during World War II.
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E.
Ike
Ike is a central protagonist in the Fire Emblem series, known as a skilled mercenary leader and one of the franchise’s most popular and recognizable heroes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Blue Note Records house band
ⓘ
Coleman Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Ike Abrams Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-08-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-01-16 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ swing music ⓘ |
| givenName | Ike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedDiscover |
Grant Green
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stanley Turrentine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedReviveCareerOf | Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | early hard bop tenor saxophonists ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| labelRole | talent scout for Blue Note Records ⓘ |
| name | Ike Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | rich, breathy tenor saxophone tone ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
early hard bop era
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swing era ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blue & Sentimental
NERFINISHED
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Heavy Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ It Might as Well Be Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ Soul Samba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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saxophonist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| recordLabel | Blue Note Records ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | A&R man for Blue Note Records ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
strong swing-era phrasing
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warm, breathy ballad playing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.