The Lonely Bull
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The Lonely Bull is Herb Alpert’s breakthrough 1962 instrumental hit that introduced the Tijuana Brass sound and launched his career.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lonely Bull canonical | 5 |
| The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5827300 — 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: The Lonely Bull Context triple: [Herb Alpert, notableWork, The Lonely Bull]
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A.
The Bull
"The Bull" is a notable painting by Georgian modernist artist Lado Gudiashvili, reflecting his distinctive, expressive style and symbolic imagery.
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B.
The Bull
The Bull is a renowned 17th-century Dutch painting by Paulus Potter, celebrated for its unusually large, detailed, and lifelike depiction of a farm animal within a rural landscape.
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C.
The Slaughter Pen
The Slaughter Pen is a rocky, boulder-strewn area on the Gettysburg battlefield known for its intense and deadly close-quarters fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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D.
The Devil Horse
"The Devil Horse" is a 1926 silent Western film serial featuring Wheeler Oakman in a prominent role.
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E.
The Bull and Butcher
The Bull and Butcher is a traditional English country pub located in the village of Turville, Buckinghamshire.
- 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: The Lonely Bull Target entity description: The Lonely Bull is Herb Alpert’s breakthrough 1962 instrumental hit that introduced the Tijuana Brass sound and launched his career.
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A.
The Bull
The Bull is a renowned 17th-century Dutch painting by Paulus Potter, celebrated for its unusually large, detailed, and lifelike depiction of a farm animal within a rural landscape.
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B.
The Bull
"The Bull" is a notable painting by Georgian modernist artist Lado Gudiashvili, reflecting his distinctive, expressive style and symbolic imagery.
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C.
The Slaughter Pen
The Slaughter Pen is a rocky, boulder-strewn area on the Gettysburg battlefield known for its intense and deadly close-quarters fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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D.
The Devil Horse
"The Devil Horse" is a 1926 silent Western film serial featuring Wheeler Oakman in a prominent role.
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E.
The Bull and Butcher
The Bull and Butcher is a traditional English country pub located in the village of Turville, Buckinghamshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
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song ⓘ |
| albumReleaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)
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linked to:
The Lonely Bull
|
| artist | Herb Alpert ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Tijuana Brass ⓘ |
| associatedWith | A&M Records founding era ⓘ |
| breakthroughWorkFor | Herb Alpert ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 10 ⓘ |
| composer | Sol Lake ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| featuresElement | bullfight crowd sound effects ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
brass
ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
easy listening
ⓘ
mariachi-influenced pop ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasBSide | Acapulco 1922 ⓘ |
| hasNoLyrics | true ⓘ |
| hasRecordingLocation |
Los Angeles (approximate)
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linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| hasStyle | Latin-tinged pop ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum | The Lonely Bull ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | bullfighting atmosphere ⓘ |
| introducedSound | Tijuana Brass sound ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| launchOfCareer | Herb Alpert ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2:15 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Herb Alpert’s first major hit single
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establishing the commercial success of A&M Records ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass ⓘ |
| producer |
Herb Alpert
ⓘ
Jerry Moss ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
A&M (then Carnival) Records
ⓘ
linked to:
A&M Records
A&M Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1962 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (6)
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