Harry James and His Orchestra
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Harry James and His Orchestra was a prominent American big band led by trumpeter Harry James, known for its swing-era hits and featuring notable vocalists such as Frank Sinatra and Dick Haymes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harry James and His Orchestra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11009239 — 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: Harry James and His Orchestra Context triple: [Dick Haymes, associatedAct, Harry James and His Orchestra]
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Les Brown and His Orchestra
Les Brown and His Orchestra was a popular American big band led by saxophonist and bandleader Les Brown, best known for its swing-era recordings and long association with singer Doris Day.
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B.
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
Ray Noble and His Orchestra was a popular British dance band of the 1930s led by bandleader and composer Ray Noble, known for its sophisticated arrangements and influential recordings in the swing and big band era.
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C.
David Rose and His Orchestra
David Rose and His Orchestra was a popular mid-20th-century American light orchestral ensemble led by composer and arranger David Rose, known for lush instrumental hits and frequent radio and television appearances.
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D.
Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Glenn Miller Orchestra is a famous American big band known for its swing-era hits and smooth, tightly arranged jazz sound led by trombonist and bandleader Glenn Miller.
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E.
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s–1930s known for its sophisticated arrangements and polished performances of contemporary popular music.
- 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: Harry James and His Orchestra Target entity description: Harry James and His Orchestra was a prominent American big band led by trumpeter Harry James, known for its swing-era hits and featuring notable vocalists such as Frank Sinatra and Dick Haymes.
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A.
Les Brown and His Orchestra
Les Brown and His Orchestra was a popular American big band led by saxophonist and bandleader Les Brown, best known for its swing-era recordings and long association with singer Doris Day.
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B.
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
Ray Noble and His Orchestra was a popular British dance band of the 1930s led by bandleader and composer Ray Noble, known for its sophisticated arrangements and influential recordings in the swing and big band era.
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C.
David Rose and His Orchestra
David Rose and His Orchestra was a popular mid-20th-century American light orchestral ensemble led by composer and arranger David Rose, known for lush instrumental hits and frequent radio and television appearances.
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D.
Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Glenn Miller Orchestra is a famous American big band known for its swing-era hits and smooth, tightly arranged jazz sound led by trombonist and bandleader Glenn Miller.
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E.
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s–1930s known for its sophisticated arrangements and polished performances of contemporary popular music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band
ⓘ
swing band ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | American dance band era ⓘ |
| associatedMusician |
Buddy Rich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corky Corcoran NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | Swing Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | Harry James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasLeaderRole |
bandleader
ⓘ
trumpeter ⓘ |
| hasPart |
brass section
ⓘ
reed section ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ vocalists ⓘ |
| inception | 1939 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| leader | Harry James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
phonograph records
ⓘ
radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
launching Frank Sinatra’s early career as a band vocalist
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popular dance music in the 1940s ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
I Had the Craziest Dream
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I’ll Get By NERFINISHED ⓘ Sleepy Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Trumpet Blues and Cantabile NERFINISHED ⓘ Two O’Clock Jump NERFINISHED ⓘ You Made Me Love You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVocalist |
Connie Haines
NERFINISHED
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Dick Haymes NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitty Kallen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAt |
ballrooms
ⓘ
theaters ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Brunswick Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ Okeh Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Vocalion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
featured lush string arrangements in later years
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featured prominent trumpet solos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry James and His Orchestra Description of subject: Harry James and His Orchestra was a prominent American big band led by trumpeter Harry James, known for its swing-era hits and featuring notable vocalists such as Frank Sinatra and Dick Haymes.
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