Harold Land
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Harold Land was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist known for his work with the Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet and his influential West Coast jazz recordings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harold Land canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9087076 — 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: Harold Land Context triple: [Clifford Brown, collaboratedWith, Harold Land]
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A.
William Henderson
William Henderson was an early settler and landowner after whom the town of Henderson in Jefferson County, New York, was named.
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B.
Milton Sledge
Milton Sledge is an American country music drummer best known for his long-time work as a session musician in Nashville’s renowned studio scene.
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C.
Harold Clay
Harold Clay was a member of the prominent Clay family and the brother of Eleanor Clay Ford, who was married to Edsel Ford of the Ford Motor Company dynasty.
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D.
Leon Henderson
Leon Henderson was an American economist and government official who played a key role in managing wartime price controls and rationing during World War II.
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E.
Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson was an American jazz vocalist and character actor known for his rich baritone voice and numerous film and television appearances.
- 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: Harold Land Target entity description: Harold Land was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist known for his work with the Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet and his influential West Coast jazz recordings.
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A.
William Henderson
William Henderson was an early settler and landowner after whom the town of Henderson in Jefferson County, New York, was named.
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B.
Milton Sledge
Milton Sledge is an American country music drummer best known for his long-time work as a session musician in Nashville’s renowned studio scene.
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C.
Harold Clay
Harold Clay was a member of the prominent Clay family and the brother of Eleanor Clay Ford, who was married to Edsel Ford of the Ford Motor Company dynasty.
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D.
Leon Henderson
Leon Henderson was an American economist and government official who played a key role in managing wartime price controls and rationing during World War II.
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E.
Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson was an American jazz vocalist and character actor known for his rich baritone voice and numerous film and television appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hard bop musician
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Blue Mitchell
NERFINISHED
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Bobby Hutcherson NERFINISHED ⓘ Carmell Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifford Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Hampton Hawes NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Land ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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hard bop ⓘ post-bop ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| influenced | West Coast tenor saxophonists ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | West Coast jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Harold Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | bridging East Coast hard bop and West Coast jazz aesthetics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "A New Shade of Blue"
NERFINISHED
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album "Choma (Burn)" ⓘ album "Damisi" ⓘ album "Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Harold in the Land of Jazz" ⓘ album "Hear Ye! Hear Ye!" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Jazz Impressions of Folk Music" ⓘ album "Mapenzi" ⓘ album "Take Aim" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "The Fox" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "West Coast Blues!" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Xocia's Dance" NERFINISHED ⓘ work with the Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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saxophonist ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Contemporary Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Jazz Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style |
influenced by Charlie Parker
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influenced by Clifford Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold Land Description of subject: Harold Land was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist known for his work with the Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet and his influential West Coast jazz recordings.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.