Concerto for Cootie
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"Concerto for Cootie" is a celebrated 1940 jazz composition by Duke Ellington showcasing trumpeter Cootie Williams in a series of expressive, blues-inflected solos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Concerto for Cootie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6331271 — 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: Concerto for Cootie Context triple: [Cootie Williams, notableWork, Concerto for Cootie]
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A.
Syncopation
Syncopation is a 1942 American musical drama film centered on the history and development of jazz music.
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B.
The Most Happy Piano
The Most Happy Piano is a jazz album by pianist Erroll Garner showcasing his distinctive, exuberant swing style and inventive improvisations.
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C.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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D.
The Concert
"The Concert" is a Baroque genre painting by Dutch artist Dirck van Baburen depicting musicians gathered around a table performing music.
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E.
The Concert
The Concert is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, exemplifying his refined handling of light, color, and genre scenes.
- 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: Concerto for Cootie Target entity description: "Concerto for Cootie" is a celebrated 1940 jazz composition by Duke Ellington showcasing trumpeter Cootie Williams in a series of expressive, blues-inflected solos.
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A.
Syncopation
Syncopation is a 1942 American musical drama film centered on the history and development of jazz music.
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B.
The Most Happy Piano
The Most Happy Piano is a jazz album by pianist Erroll Garner showcasing his distinctive, exuberant swing style and inventive improvisations.
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C.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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D.
The Concert
"The Concert" is a Baroque genre painting by Dutch artist Dirck van Baburen depicting musicians gathered around a table performing music.
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E.
The Concert
The Concert is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, exemplifying his refined handling of light, color, and genre scenes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | jazz composition ⓘ |
| associatedEnsemble | Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfVocalVersion | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1940s jazz ⓘ |
| featuredMusician | Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstNotableTrumpetSoloist | Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedStandard | Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComposer | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImprovisation | trumpet solos by Cootie Williams ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerformer | Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableArrangement | Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording | 1940 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra studio recording ⓘ |
| hasOriginalEnsembleType | jazz orchestra ⓘ |
| hasOriginalMedium | big band ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (standard jazz repertoire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCelebratedFor |
expressive, blues-inflected trumpet solos
ⓘ
virtuosic solo trumpet writing ⓘ |
| isInstrumental | true ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| laterBecameSongWithLyrics | Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricistOfVocalVersion | Bob Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalForm | concerto-style feature for solo trumpet and orchestra ⓘ |
| notableFor |
showcasing Cootie Williams' use of mutes
ⓘ
transition from plunger-muted to open trumpet sound ⓘ use of growl trumpet techniques ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoireOf | Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceType | orchestral jazz feature ⓘ |
| period | Swing era ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentFeatured | trumpet ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | multi-chorus trumpet feature ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
blues-inflected solos
ⓘ
expressive melodic lines ⓘ muted trumpet effects ⓘ |
| tempo | medium swing ⓘ |
| usesHarmony | blues-based harmony ⓘ |
| writtenFor | Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1940 ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstRecording | 1940 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Concerto for Cootie Description of subject: "Concerto for Cootie" is a celebrated 1940 jazz composition by Duke Ellington showcasing trumpeter Cootie Williams in a series of expressive, blues-inflected solos.
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