Gordon Goodwin
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Gordon Goodwin is an American composer, arranger, pianist, and saxophonist best known as the leader of the Big Phat Band, one of the most acclaimed contemporary large jazz ensembles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gordon Goodwin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8120057 — 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: Gordon Goodwin Context triple: [Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, notableRecipient, Gordon Goodwin]
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A.
John Ottman
John Ottman is an American film editor and composer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Bryan Singer on films such as "The Usual Suspects," the "X-Men" series, and "Superman Returns."
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B.
Albert Weinert
Albert Weinert was a German-American sculptor and monument designer known for his public memorials in the United States.
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C.
Ron Goodwin
Ron Goodwin was a British composer and conductor best known for his rousing film scores for war and adventure movies in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Jon Brion
Jon Brion is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer known for his distinctive, melodic production style and acclaimed film scores.
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E.
Eric Valentine
Eric Valentine is an American record producer and engineer known for his work with rock bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Smash Mouth, and Third Eye Blind.
- 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: Gordon Goodwin Target entity description: Gordon Goodwin is an American composer, arranger, pianist, and saxophonist best known as the leader of the Big Phat Band, one of the most acclaimed contemporary large jazz ensembles.
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A.
John Ottman
John Ottman is an American film editor and composer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Bryan Singer on films such as "The Usual Suspects," the "X-Men" series, and "Superman Returns."
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B.
Albert Weinert
Albert Weinert was a German-American sculptor and monument designer known for his public memorials in the United States.
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C.
Ron Goodwin
Ron Goodwin was a British composer and conductor best known for his rousing film scores for war and adventure movies in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Jon Brion
Jon Brion is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer known for his distinctive, melodic production style and acclaimed film scores.
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E.
Eric Valentine
Eric Valentine is an American record producer and engineer known for his work with rock bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Smash Mouth, and Third Eye Blind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American jazz musician
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arranger ⓘ bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeIn | contemporary jazz scene ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Goodwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jazz performance
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music arranging ⓘ music composition ⓘ |
| founded | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band jazz
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band recordings ⓘ |
| hasRole |
big band arranger
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composer for film and television ⓘ jazz soloist ⓘ |
| instrument |
piano
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saxophone ⓘ |
| isLeaderOf | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Gordon Goodwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | leader of one of the most acclaimed contemporary large jazz ensembles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative big band arrangements
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leadership of the Big Phat Band ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Big Phat Band album "A Big Phat Christmas"
NERFINISHED
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Big Phat Band album "Act Your Age" NERFINISHED ⓘ Big Phat Band album "Life in the Bubble" NERFINISHED ⓘ Big Phat Band album "Swingin' for the Fences" NERFINISHED ⓘ Big Phat Band album "That's How We Roll" NERFINISHED ⓘ Big Phat Band album "The Phat Pack" NERFINISHED ⓘ Big Phat Band album "XXL" NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band NERFINISHED ⓘ The Incredibles (film score arrangements contribution) ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gordon Goodwin Description of subject: Gordon Goodwin is an American composer, arranger, pianist, and saxophonist best known as the leader of the Big Phat Band, one of the most acclaimed contemporary large jazz ensembles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.