Bill Hardman
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Bill Hardman was an American jazz trumpeter known for his work in the hard bop genre and performances with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and other prominent ensembles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bill Hardman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10459210 — 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: Bill Hardman Context triple: [Junior Cook, collaboratedWith, Bill Hardman]
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A.
Chip Hardesty
Chip Hardesty is the fictional FBI agent protagonist of the 1959 film "The FBI Story," whose career dramatizes the Bureau’s history and major cases.
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B.
Tom Hartman
Tom Hartman is a central character in the satirical 1970s American soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," serving as Mary Hartman’s husband.
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C.
Tom Hartman
Tom Hartman is a notable resident associated with the community of Fernwood, Ohio, recognized for his local prominence or contributions there.
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D.
Larry Haines
Larry Haines was an American actor best known for his long-running role on the television soap opera "Search for Tomorrow."
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E.
Paul Schoolman
Paul Schoolman is a filmmaker and writer best known for his work on independent films and for being married to South African actress Alice Krige.
- 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: Bill Hardman Target entity description: Bill Hardman was an American jazz trumpeter known for his work in the hard bop genre and performances with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and other prominent ensembles.
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A.
Chip Hardesty
Chip Hardesty is the fictional FBI agent protagonist of the 1959 film "The FBI Story," whose career dramatizes the Bureau’s history and major cases.
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B.
Tom Hartman
Tom Hartman is a central character in the satirical 1970s American soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," serving as Mary Hartman’s husband.
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C.
Tom Hartman
Tom Hartman is a notable resident associated with the community of Fernwood, Ohio, recognized for his local prominence or contributions there.
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D.
Larry Haines
Larry Haines was an American actor best known for his long-running role on the television soap opera "Search for Tomorrow."
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E.
Paul Schoolman
Paul Schoolman is a filmmaker and writer best known for his work on independent films and for being married to South African actress Alice Krige.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jazz trumpeter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Blakey
NERFINISHED
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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers NERFINISHED ⓘ Cedar Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie McLean NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou Donaldson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | William Franklin Hardman Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-04-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-12-24 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
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jazz ⓘ |
| instrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | hard bop ⓘ |
| name | Bill Hardman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInstrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Focus
NERFINISHED
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Home ⓘ Politely ⓘ Saying Something NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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trumpeter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| recordLabel |
Muse Records
NERFINISHED
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Savoy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Xanadu Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
member of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
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sideman with Horace Silver ⓘ sideman with Lou Donaldson ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
bebop-influenced phrasing
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hard-swinging approach ⓘ powerful tone ⓘ |
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Subject: Bill Hardman Description of subject: Bill Hardman was an American jazz trumpeter known for his work in the hard bop genre and performances with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and other prominent ensembles.
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