Howard McGhee
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Howard McGhee was an influential American jazz trumpeter and early bebop pioneer known for his virtuosic playing and collaborations with leading figures of the 1940s and 1950s jazz scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Howard McGhee canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard McGhee Context triple: [Dial Records, recordedArtist, Howard McGhee]
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A.
Horace Albert McKinney
Horace Albert "Bones" McKinney was an American basketball player and coach best known for his colorful personality and successful coaching career at Wake Forest University.
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B.
Ward McAllister
Ward McAllister was a prominent 19th-century New York social arbiter best known for codifying the rules of high society and helping define the elite circle known as "The Four Hundred."
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C.
Roy McGivern
Roy McGivern is a Northern Irish football administrator best known for serving as chairman of Linfield FC, one of the country’s most successful and historic clubs.
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D.
Joseph McNeil
Joseph McNeil is an American civil rights activist best known as one of the Greensboro Four who helped spark the sit-in movement against racial segregation in the United States.
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E.
Melvin Gregg
Melvin Gregg is an American actor and former Vine personality known for his roles in film and television, including the series "Nine Perfect Strangers."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard McGhee Target entity description: Howard McGhee was an influential American jazz trumpeter and early bebop pioneer known for his virtuosic playing and collaborations with leading figures of the 1940s and 1950s jazz scene.
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A.
Horace Albert McKinney
Horace Albert "Bones" McKinney was an American basketball player and coach best known for his colorful personality and successful coaching career at Wake Forest University.
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B.
Ward McAllister
Ward McAllister was a prominent 19th-century New York social arbiter best known for codifying the rules of high society and helping define the elite circle known as "The Four Hundred."
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C.
Roy McGivern
Roy McGivern is a Northern Irish football administrator best known for serving as chairman of Linfield FC, one of the country’s most successful and historic clubs.
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D.
Joseph McNeil
Joseph McNeil is an American civil rights activist best known as one of the Greensboro Four who helped spark the sit-in movement against racial segregation in the United States.
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E.
Melvin Gregg
Melvin Gregg is an American actor and former Vine personality known for his roles in film and television, including the series "Nine Perfect Strangers."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bebop musician
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human ⓘ jazz trumpeter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1940s jazz scene
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1950s jazz scene ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Charlie Barnet
NERFINISHED
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Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Coleman Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ J. J. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Milt Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | McGhee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jazz improvisation
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performance of jazz trumpet ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
hard bop musicians
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later bebop trumpeters ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | bebop ⓘ |
| name | Howard McGhee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
participation in early Los Angeles bebop scene
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recordings with Charlie Parker in the mid-1940s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early bebop pioneer
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virtuosic trumpet playing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dusty Blue
NERFINISHED
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Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie’s Back in Town!! NERFINISHED ⓘ Music from the Connection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ trumpeter ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Contemporary Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Dial Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Savoy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
advanced bebop phrasing
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complex harmonies ⓘ fast tempos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howard McGhee Description of subject: Howard McGhee was an influential American jazz trumpeter and early bebop pioneer known for his virtuosic playing and collaborations with leading figures of the 1940s and 1950s jazz scene.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.