Jack Jenney
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Jack Jenney was an American jazz trombonist and bandleader renowned for his lyrical playing style and influential recordings in the swing era.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jack Jenney canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10812100 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack Jenney Context triple: [Syncopation, featuresPerformer, Jack Jenney]
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A.
Patrick McHale
Patrick McHale is an American animator, writer, and director best known as the creator of the animated miniseries "Over the Garden Wall" and for his work on various acclaimed animated projects.
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B.
Phill Jupitus
Phill Jupitus is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and broadcaster best known for his long-running role as a team captain on the BBC music quiz show "Never Mind the Buzzcocks."
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C.
Rob Corddry
Rob Corddry is an American actor and comedian best known for his work on "The Daily Show" and in films like "Hot Tub Time Machine."
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D.
Joel McHale
Joel McHale is an American actor, comedian, and television host best known for leading the satirical series "The Soup" and starring on the sitcom "Community."
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E.
Andy Richter
Andy Richter is an American comedian and actor best known as Conan O’Brien’s longtime talk-show sidekick and for his roles in various film and television comedies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack Jenney Target entity description: Jack Jenney was an American jazz trombonist and bandleader renowned for his lyrical playing style and influential recordings in the swing era.
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A.
Patrick McHale
Patrick McHale is an American animator, writer, and director best known as the creator of the animated miniseries "Over the Garden Wall" and for his work on various acclaimed animated projects.
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B.
Phill Jupitus
Phill Jupitus is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and broadcaster best known for his long-running role as a team captain on the BBC music quiz show "Never Mind the Buzzcocks."
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C.
Rob Corddry
Rob Corddry is an American actor and comedian best known for his work on "The Daily Show" and in films like "Hot Tub Time Machine."
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D.
Joel McHale
Joel McHale is an American actor, comedian, and television host best known for leading the satirical series "The Soup" and starring on the sitcom "Community."
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E.
Andy Richter
Andy Richter is an American comedian and actor best known as Conan O’Brien’s longtime talk-show sidekick and for his roles in various film and television comedies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ trombonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1940s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Artie Shaw
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Benny Goodman ⓘ Isham Jones ⓘ Mal Hallett ⓘ Red Norvo ⓘ |
| awardReceived | DownBeat trombonist of the year ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | surgical complications ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-05-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1945-12-16 ⓘ |
| formedBand | Jack Jenney and His Orchestra ⓘ |
| fullName | Truman Eliot Jenney ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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swing music ⓘ |
| givenName | Truman ⓘ |
| influenced | later jazz trombonists ⓘ |
| instrument | trombone ⓘ |
| movement | swing era ⓘ |
| nickname | Jack Jenney ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
expressive tone on trombone
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smooth legato phrasing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential swing-era recordings
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lyrical trombone playing style ⓘ |
| notableWork | recording of “Stardust” ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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musician ⓘ trombonist ⓘ |
| performedWith | big bands ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mason City, Iowa, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Okeh Records
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Vocalion Records ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style | melodic improvisation ⓘ |
| workedIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack Jenney Description of subject: Jack Jenney was an American jazz trombonist and bandleader renowned for his lyrical playing style and influential recordings in the swing era.
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