Sonny Fortune
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Sonny Fortune was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist known for his work in post-bop and fusion, including collaborations with Miles Davis and McCoy Tyner.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sonny Fortune canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9832384 — 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: Sonny Fortune Context triple: [Sammy Figueroa, associatedAct, Sonny Fortune]
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A.
Sonny Throckmorton
Sonny Throckmorton is an American country music songwriter renowned for penning numerous hits for major artists during the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Sonny Burch
Sonny Burch is a black-market tech dealer and secondary antagonist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, notably appearing in the film "Ant-Man and the Wasp."
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C.
Sonny Turner
Sonny Turner was an American R&B singer best known as the lead vocalist of The Platters during their successful 1960s era, helping to revive and sustain the group’s popularity.
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D.
Sonny Weaver Jr.
Sonny Weaver Jr. is the fictional general manager of the Cleveland Browns and central protagonist of the 2014 sports drama film "Draft Day," portrayed by Kevin Costner.
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E.
Sonny
Sonny is a central character in the television drama series "Treme," which explores life and music in post-Katrina New Orleans.
- 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: Sonny Fortune Target entity description: Sonny Fortune was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist known for his work in post-bop and fusion, including collaborations with Miles Davis and McCoy Tyner.
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A.
Sonny Throckmorton
Sonny Throckmorton is an American country music songwriter renowned for penning numerous hits for major artists during the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Sonny Burch
Sonny Burch is a black-market tech dealer and secondary antagonist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, notably appearing in the film "Ant-Man and the Wasp."
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C.
Sonny Turner
Sonny Turner was an American R&B singer best known as the lead vocalist of The Platters during their successful 1960s era, helping to revive and sustain the group’s popularity.
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D.
Sonny Weaver Jr.
Sonny Weaver Jr. is the fictional general manager of the Cleveland Browns and central protagonist of the 2014 sports drama film "Draft Day," portrayed by Kevin Costner.
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E.
Sonny
Sonny is a central character in the television drama series "Treme," which explores life and music in post-Katrina New Orleans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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flutist ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Buddy Rich
NERFINISHED
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Elvin Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ George Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ McCoy Tyner NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongo Santamaría NERFINISHED ⓘ Nat Adderley NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharoah Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashied Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Ayers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-05-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-10-25 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| fullName | Cornelius Fortune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
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jazz ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ post-bop ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charlie Parker
NERFINISHED
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John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
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clarinet ⓘ flute ⓘ soprano saxophone ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Awakening (album)
NERFINISHED
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In the Spirit of John Coltrane (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Serengeti Minstrel (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Waves of Dreams (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| recordLabel |
A&M Records
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Atlantic Records ⓘ Blue Note Records ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanachie Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Sonny Fortune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sonny Fortune Description of subject: Sonny Fortune was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist known for his work in post-bop and fusion, including collaborations with Miles Davis and McCoy Tyner.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.