Joseph Anthony Passalaqua
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Joseph Anthony Passalaqua, better known as Joe Pass, was an influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his virtuoso solo guitar work and sophisticated improvisational style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Anthony Passalaqua canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10175499 — 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: Joseph Anthony Passalaqua Context triple: [Joe Pass, birthName, Joseph Anthony Passalaqua]
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A.
Antonio Dixon
Antonio Dixon is an American record producer and songwriter known for his work in contemporary R&B and pop music with prominent artists.
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B.
Angelo Adkins
Angelo Adkins is the son of English singer-songwriter Adele and her former partner Simon Konecki.
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Antonio J. Morrison
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D.
Rolando Blackman
Rolando Blackman is a former NBA All-Star shooting guard best known for his standout collegiate career at Kansas State and his long tenure with the Dallas Mavericks in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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E.
Clifton Powell
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- 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: Joseph Anthony Passalaqua Target entity description: Joseph Anthony Passalaqua, better known as Joe Pass, was an influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his virtuoso solo guitar work and sophisticated improvisational style.
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A.
Antonio Dixon
Antonio Dixon is an American record producer and songwriter known for his work in contemporary R&B and pop music with prominent artists.
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B.
Angelo Adkins
Angelo Adkins is the son of English singer-songwriter Adele and her former partner Simon Konecki.
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C.
Antonio J. Morrison
Antonio J. Morrison is a former Virginia Tech student whose alleged assault of a classmate led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Morrison, which limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause and the Violence Against Women Act.
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D.
Rolando Blackman
Rolando Blackman is a former NBA All-Star shooting guard best known for his standout collegiate career at Kansas State and his long tenure with the Dallas Mavericks in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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E.
Clifton Powell
Clifton Powell is an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television, often portraying intense, streetwise, or authoritative supporting roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz guitarist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1994 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance, Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver cancer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Chet Baker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Milt Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Peterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-01-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-05-23 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Passalaqua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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cool jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ mainstream jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
George Benson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Scofield NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Metheny NERFINISHED ⓘ modern jazz guitarists worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charlie Christian
NERFINISHED
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Django Reinhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Ella Fitzgerald’s touring group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oscar Peterson Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chord-melody playing
ⓘ
solo jazz guitar recordings ⓘ sophisticated improvisational style ⓘ virtuoso solo guitar work ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Catch Me! (album)
NERFINISHED
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For Django NERFINISHED ⓘ Guitar Interludes NERFINISHED ⓘ I Remember Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Intercontinental NERFINISHED ⓘ Joy Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ Portraits of Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Sounds of Synanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Virtuoso NERFINISHED ⓘ Virtuoso No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Virtuoso No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Virtuoso No. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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jazz musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Pablo Records
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Jazz Records NERFINISHED ⓘ World Pacific Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stageName | Joe Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph Anthony Passalaqua Description of subject: Joseph Anthony Passalaqua, better known as Joe Pass, was an influential American jazz guitarist renowned for his virtuoso solo guitar work and sophisticated improvisational style.
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