Benny Goodman Sextet
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The Benny Goodman Sextet was a small jazz ensemble led by clarinetist Benny Goodman, known for its influential swing-era recordings and virtuosic, tightly arranged performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benny Goodman Sextet canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5787460 — 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: Benny Goodman Sextet Context triple: [Benny Goodman Orchestra, associatedWith, Benny Goodman Sextet]
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A.
Benny Goodman Quartet
The Benny Goodman Quartet was a pioneering swing-era jazz ensemble led by clarinetist Benny Goodman that famously featured Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, and Gene Krupa, breaking racial barriers in popular music.
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B.
Benny Goodman Orchestra
The Benny Goodman Orchestra was a pioneering American big band led by clarinetist Benny Goodman that helped popularize swing music in the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Benny Goodman Trio
The Benny Goodman Trio was a pioneering small jazz ensemble led by clarinetist Benny Goodman that helped popularize swing music in the 1930s.
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D.
Chick Webb Orchestra
The Chick Webb Orchestra was a prominent American swing-era big band led by drummer Chick Webb, best known for launching the career of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.
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E.
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
The Fletcher Henderson Orchestra was a pioneering American jazz big band of the 1920s and 1930s that helped shape the swing era and launched the careers of several major jazz soloists.
- 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: Benny Goodman Sextet Target entity description: The Benny Goodman Sextet was a small jazz ensemble led by clarinetist Benny Goodman, known for its influential swing-era recordings and virtuosic, tightly arranged performances.
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A.
Benny Goodman Quartet
The Benny Goodman Quartet was a pioneering swing-era jazz ensemble led by clarinetist Benny Goodman that famously featured Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, and Gene Krupa, breaking racial barriers in popular music.
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B.
Benny Goodman Orchestra
The Benny Goodman Orchestra was a pioneering American big band led by clarinetist Benny Goodman that helped popularize swing music in the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Benny Goodman Trio
The Benny Goodman Trio was a pioneering small jazz ensemble led by clarinetist Benny Goodman that helped popularize swing music in the 1930s.
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D.
Chick Webb Orchestra
The Chick Webb Orchestra was a prominent American swing-era big band led by drummer Chick Webb, best known for launching the career of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.
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E.
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
The Fletcher Henderson Orchestra was a pioneering American jazz big band of the 1920s and 1930s that helped shape the swing era and launched the careers of several major jazz soloists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | jazz ensemble ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 1940s
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late 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Benny Goodman Orchestra
ⓘ
Benny Goodman Quartet ⓘ Benny Goodman Trio ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| era | swing era ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| influenced |
jazz guitar development through Charlie Christian
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later small-group swing ensembles ⓘ |
| instrumentationIncludes |
bass
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clarinet ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ vibraphone ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential swing-era recordings
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tightly arranged performances ⓘ virtuosic performances ⓘ |
| leader | Benny Goodman ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Benny Goodman
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Charlie Christian ⓘ Gene Krupa ⓘ Lionel Hampton ⓘ Teddy Wilson ⓘ |
| partOf | Benny Goodman small groups ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
ensemble precision
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improvisation ⓘ small-group swing ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Benny Goodman Sextet Description of subject: The Benny Goodman Sextet was a small jazz ensemble led by clarinetist Benny Goodman, known for its influential swing-era recordings and virtuosic, tightly arranged performances.
Referenced by (11)
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