Locked Hands
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"Locked Hands" is a jazz piano style and associated compositions characterized by closely voiced block chords, popularized by pianist and organist Milt Buckner.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Locked Hands canonical | 1 |
| locked-hands style | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8573393 — 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: Locked Hands Context triple: [Milt Buckner, notableWork, Locked Hands]
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A.
Join Hands
"Join Hands" is the dark, militaristic second studio album by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, noted for its stark atmosphere and exploration of themes like war and loss.
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B.
Two Hands
Two Hands is a popular Australian solitaire card game created by game designer Ken Sallows.
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C.
Cross Hands
Cross Hands is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, known historically as a mining community and now as a growing residential and commercial area near the A48.
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D.
No Hands
"No Hands" is a popular hip hop single by Roscoe Dash, Waka Flocka Flame, and Wale that became a major club hit in the early 2010s.
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E.
Handen
Handen is a suburban district in Stockholm County, Sweden, serving as a commercial and residential hub within the Haninge area.
- 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: Locked Hands Target entity description: "Locked Hands" is a jazz piano style and associated compositions characterized by closely voiced block chords, popularized by pianist and organist Milt Buckner.
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A.
Join Hands
"Join Hands" is the dark, militaristic second studio album by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, noted for its stark atmosphere and exploration of themes like war and loss.
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B.
Two Hands
Two Hands is a popular Australian solitaire card game created by game designer Ken Sallows.
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C.
Cross Hands
Cross Hands is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, known historically as a mining community and now as a growing residential and commercial area near the A48.
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D.
No Hands
"No Hands" is a popular hip hop single by Roscoe Dash, Waka Flocka Flame, and Wale that became a major club hit in the early 2010s.
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E.
Handen
Handen is a suburban district in Stockholm County, Sweden, serving as a commercial and residential hub within the Haninge area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz piano style
ⓘ
musical technique ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
block-chord style (in some sources)
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locked-hands style ⓘ
linked to:
Locked Hands
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| appliedTo |
ballads
ⓘ
harmonized melodies ⓘ medium swing tunes ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Milt Buckner ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
closely voiced chords
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melody doubled in octaves with inner voices filling chords ⓘ parallel chord movement ⓘ |
| commonIn |
bebop
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mainstream jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| effect |
dense harmonic texture
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emphasis on melody with rich harmony ⓘ full ensemble-like sound on piano ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| harmonicBasis |
extended chords
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tertian harmony ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-20th century jazz ⓘ |
| influenced | George Shearing style ⓘ |
| instrument |
organ
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piano ⓘ |
| notation | four-way close voicing ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
often alternated with single-note lines
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often used in chorus climaxes ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Milt Buckner ⓘ |
| requires |
advanced harmonic knowledge
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strong hand independence ⓘ |
| similarTo | block chord style ⓘ |
| teachingContext | jazz piano pedagogy ⓘ |
| techniqueDetail |
both hands play in unison rhythm
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inner voices fill chord tones between octave melody notes ⓘ left hand doubles melody an octave below ⓘ right hand plays melody and upper chord tones ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bill Evans
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George Shearing ⓘ Milt Buckner ⓘ Oscar Peterson ⓘ Red Garland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
harmonizing scale passages
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harmonizing standards melodies ⓘ |
| usedIn |
jazz arranging
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jazz composition ⓘ jazz improvisation ⓘ |
| uses | block chords ⓘ |
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Subject: Locked Hands Description of subject: "Locked Hands" is a jazz piano style and associated compositions characterized by closely voiced block chords, popularized by pianist and organist Milt Buckner.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Locked Hands