Rex Stewart
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Rex Stewart was an American jazz cornetist and composer best known for his distinctive, expressive playing during his long tenure with Duke Ellington’s orchestra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rex Stewart canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6209812 — 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: Rex Stewart Context triple: [Duke Ellington Orchestra, associatedAct, Rex Stewart]
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A.
Roy Stewart
Roy Stewart was an American silent film actor known for his roles in early Westerns and adventure films during the 1910s and 1920s.
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B.
Hal Stewart
Hal Stewart is the cameraman-turned-supervillain known as Tighten in the animated film "Megamind."
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C.
Roy McFarland
Roy McFarland is a former English central defender best known for his key role in Derby County’s successful teams of the late 1960s and 1970s and for earning numerous caps for the England national team.
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D.
Rex Walters
Rex Walters is an American former professional basketball player and college coach best known for his head coaching tenure at the University of San Francisco and his sharpshooting guard play at Kansas.
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E.
Rex Bell
Rex Bell was an American Western film actor who later became a Nevada rancher and politician, serving as the state's lieutenant governor in the 1950s.
- 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: Rex Stewart Target entity description: Rex Stewart was an American jazz cornetist and composer best known for his distinctive, expressive playing during his long tenure with Duke Ellington’s orchestra.
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A.
Roy Stewart
Roy Stewart was an American silent film actor known for his roles in early Westerns and adventure films during the 1910s and 1920s.
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B.
Hal Stewart
Hal Stewart is the cameraman-turned-supervillain known as Tighten in the animated film "Megamind."
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C.
Roy McFarland
Roy McFarland is a former English central defender best known for his key role in Derby County’s successful teams of the late 1960s and 1970s and for earning numerous caps for the England national team.
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D.
Rex Walters
Rex Walters is an American former professional basketball player and college coach best known for his head coaching tenure at the University of San Francisco and his sharpshooting guard play at Kansas.
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E.
Rex Bell
Rex Bell was an American Western film actor who later became a Nevada rancher and politician, serving as the state's lieutenant governor in the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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cornetist ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| authorOf | Jazz Masters of the Thirties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Barney Bigard
NERFINISHED
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Ben Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-02-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-09-07 ⓘ |
| employer | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Rex William Stewart Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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swing music ⓘ |
| givenName | Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
cornet
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trumpet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expressive, vocal-like tone
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half-valve cornet technique ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Duke Ellington Orchestra
NERFINISHED
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Fletcher Henderson Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Russell Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ McKinney's Cotton Pickers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boy Meets Horn
NERFINISHED
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Jazz Masters of the Thirties NERFINISHED ⓘ Morning Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ Rexatious NERFINISHED ⓘ Subtle Slough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ jazz cornetist ⓘ music journalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Vanguard Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
Down Beat magazine
NERFINISHED
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The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rex Stewart Description of subject: Rex Stewart was an American jazz cornetist and composer best known for his distinctive, expressive playing during his long tenure with Duke Ellington’s orchestra.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.