Donald Harrison Jr.
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Donald Harrison Jr. is an American jazz saxophonist and composer known for blending traditional New Orleans styles with modern jazz and for his work on film soundtracks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donald Harrison Jr. canonical | 3 |
| Donald Harrison | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6161911 — 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: Donald Harrison Jr. Context triple: [Rachel Getting Married, musicBy, Donald Harrison Jr.]
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A.
Ray Nagin
Ray Nagin is a former mayor of New Orleans best known for his controversial leadership and public profile during and after Hurricane Katrina.
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B.
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal is an American politician who served as the governor of Louisiana and was a prominent Republican figure and presidential candidate.
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C.
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards was a long-serving and influential Democratic politician who led Louisiana for four terms and became one of the state’s most prominent and controversial governors.
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D.
Slim Gaillard
Slim Gaillard was an American jazz singer, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter known for his humorous performances, scat singing, and inventive "Vout-o-Reenee" hipster slang in the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Jefferson Thomas
Jefferson Thomas was an American civil rights figure best known as one of the Little Rock Nine, the group of Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
- 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: Donald Harrison Jr. Target entity description: Donald Harrison Jr. is an American jazz saxophonist and composer known for blending traditional New Orleans styles with modern jazz and for his work on film soundtracks.
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A.
Ray Nagin
Ray Nagin is a former mayor of New Orleans best known for his controversial leadership and public profile during and after Hurricane Katrina.
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B.
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal is an American politician who served as the governor of Louisiana and was a prominent Republican figure and presidential candidate.
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C.
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards was a long-serving and influential Democratic politician who led Louisiana for four terms and became one of the state’s most prominent and controversial governors.
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D.
Slim Gaillard
Slim Gaillard was an American jazz singer, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter known for his humorous performances, scat singing, and inventive "Vout-o-Reenee" hipster slang in the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Jefferson Thomas
Jefferson Thomas was an American civil rights figure best known as one of the Little Rock Nine, the group of Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
ⓘ
composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century jazz
ⓘ
21st-century jazz ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Congo Square tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Congo Square
Mardi Gras Indian culture ⓘ New Orleans, Louisiana ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans
|
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creativeWork |
film soundtracks
ⓘ
jazz compositions ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Harrison ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
composition
ⓘ
improvisation ⓘ performance ⓘ |
| genre |
New Orleans jazz
ⓘ
hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ modern jazz ⓘ post-bop ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Donald Harrison Quartet
ⓘ
Donald Harrison Quintet ⓘ
linked to:
Donald Harrison Quartet
|
| influencedBy |
New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian music
ⓘ
New Orleans brass band music ⓘ bebop ⓘ post-bop jazz ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
ⓘ
saxophone ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | New Orleans jazz tradition ⓘ |
| name | Donald Harrison Jr. ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending traditional New Orleans music with modern jazz
ⓘ
mentoring younger jazz musicians ⓘ work on film soundtracks ⓘ |
| notableWork | recordings that fuse New Orleans traditions with contemporary jazz ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
composer ⓘ jazz saxophonist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
New Orleans, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
|
| role | cultural bearer of New Orleans jazz traditions ⓘ |
| workField |
film music
ⓘ
music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Donald Harrison Jr. Description of subject: Donald Harrison Jr. is an American jazz saxophonist and composer known for blending traditional New Orleans styles with modern jazz and for his work on film soundtracks.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Donald Harrison Jr.