Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
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Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson was an American blues and jazz alto saxophonist and singer known for his gritty tone, swinging style, and influential blend of jump blues and bebop.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson canonical | 2 |
| Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson | 1 |
| Eddie Cleanhead Vinson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6196515 — 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: Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Context triple: [Jay McShann Orchestra, hasMember, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson]
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A.
Otis "Bad" Blake
Otis "Bad" Blake is a down-and-out, aging country music singer struggling with alcoholism and redemption in the film "Crazy Heart."
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B.
Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson was an American jazz saxophonist known for his lyrical style and work in the bebop and hard bop eras.
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C.
Xaphoon Jones
Xaphoon Jones is an American hip-hop producer best known as the co-founder and beatmaker of the duo Chiddy Bang.
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D.
Charlie Croker
Charlie Croker is the charismatic mastermind thief who leads a high-stakes gold heist in the 2003 film "The Italian Job."
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E.
Roscoe Babatunde
Roscoe Babatunde is a flamboyant, politically outspoken young gay man of Nigerian descent in the 1980s London-set drama "It's a Sin," known for his defiance of homophobia and family expectations.
- 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: Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Target entity description: Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson was an American blues and jazz alto saxophonist and singer known for his gritty tone, swinging style, and influential blend of jump blues and bebop.
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A.
Otis "Bad" Blake
Otis "Bad" Blake is a down-and-out, aging country music singer struggling with alcoholism and redemption in the film "Crazy Heart."
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B.
Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson was an American jazz saxophonist known for his lyrical style and work in the bebop and hard bop eras.
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C.
Xaphoon Jones
Xaphoon Jones is an American hip-hop producer best known as the co-founder and beatmaker of the duo Chiddy Bang.
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D.
Charlie Croker
Charlie Croker is the charismatic mastermind thief who leads a high-stakes gold heist in the 2003 film "The Italian Job."
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E.
Roscoe Babatunde
Roscoe Babatunde is a flamboyant, politically outspoken young gay man of Nigerian descent in the 1980s London-set drama "It's a Sin," known for his defiance of homophobia and family expectations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alto saxophonist
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blues musician ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cleanhead
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Eddie Vinson ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Kansas City jazz tradition
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linked to:
Kansas City jazz
postwar jump blues ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Cannonball Adderley
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Cootie Williams ⓘ Count Basie ⓘ Jay McShann ⓘ Johnny Otis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-12-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-07-02 ⓘ |
| fullName | Edward L. Vinson Jr. ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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jazz ⓘ jump blues ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| influenced | blues saxophonists of the postwar era ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
jump blues
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modern blues saxophone playing ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
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voice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of jump blues and bebop
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gritty saxophone tone ⓘ swinging style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cleanhead Blues
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Kidney Stew ⓘ Old Maid Boogie ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Houston, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
shouting vocal delivery
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strong rhythmic drive ⓘ use of bebop-influenced saxophone lines over blues changes ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | blues shouter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson Description of subject: Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson was an American blues and jazz alto saxophonist and singer known for his gritty tone, swinging style, and influential blend of jump blues and bebop.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
subject linked to:
Lowell Fulsom
linked to: Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson