Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
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Cootie Williams and His Orchestra was a swing-era big band led by trumpeter Cootie Williams, known for its energetic jazz performances and recordings in the 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cootie Williams and His Orchestra canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6331259 — 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: Cootie Williams and His Orchestra Context triple: [Cootie Williams, led, Cootie Williams and His Orchestra]
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A.
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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B.
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s–1930s known for its sophisticated arrangements and polished performances of contemporary popular music.
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C.
Jay McShann Orchestra
The Jay McShann Orchestra was a prominent Kansas City jazz big band led by pianist Jay McShann, noted for its blues-infused swing style and for launching the career of saxophonist Charlie Parker.
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D.
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra was a prominent American jazz and dance band of the 1920s and 1930s led by trombonist Tommy Dorsey and his brother, saxophonist and clarinetist Jimmy Dorsey.
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E.
Billy Eckstine Orchestra
The Billy Eckstine Orchestra was a pioneering 1940s big band led by singer Billy Eckstine, renowned for featuring and nurturing many future bebop stars, including Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker.
- 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: Cootie Williams and His Orchestra Target entity description: Cootie Williams and His Orchestra was a swing-era big band led by trumpeter Cootie Williams, known for its energetic jazz performances and recordings in the 1940s.
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A.
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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B.
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s–1930s known for its sophisticated arrangements and polished performances of contemporary popular music.
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C.
Jay McShann Orchestra
The Jay McShann Orchestra was a prominent Kansas City jazz big band led by pianist Jay McShann, noted for its blues-infused swing style and for launching the career of saxophonist Charlie Parker.
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D.
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra was a prominent American jazz and dance band of the 1920s and 1930s led by trombonist Tommy Dorsey and his brother, saxophonist and clarinetist Jimmy Dorsey.
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E.
Billy Eckstine Orchestra
The Billy Eckstine Orchestra was a pioneering 1940s big band led by singer Billy Eckstine, renowned for featuring and nurturing many future bebop stars, including Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | big band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedGenreMovement | swing movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cootie Williams ⓘ |
| audience |
dance audiences
ⓘ
jazz listeners ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | swing era ⓘ |
| genre |
big band jazz
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| hasLeaderRole | trumpeter ⓘ |
| hasMember | Cootie Williams ⓘ |
| hasMusicalCharacteristic |
call-and-response sections
ⓘ
ensemble riffing ⓘ improvised trumpet solos ⓘ |
| historicalContext | World War II era American music ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Duke Ellington Orchestra ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
rhythm section
ⓘ
saxophone section ⓘ trombone section ⓘ trumpet section ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental music ⓘ |
| leader | Cootie Williams ⓘ |
| medium | phonograph records ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1940s jazz recordings
ⓘ
energetic jazz performances ⓘ |
| partOf | American big band tradition ⓘ |
| performanceType |
club performances
ⓘ
concert performances ⓘ live dance hall performances ⓘ |
| recordingEra | 78 rpm era ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
blues-influenced jazz
ⓘ
dance-oriented arrangements ⓘ strong brass emphasis ⓘ |
| typicalEnsembleSize | large ensemble ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cootie Williams and His Orchestra Description of subject: Cootie Williams and His Orchestra was a swing-era big band led by trumpeter Cootie Williams, known for its energetic jazz performances and recordings in the 1940s.
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