Rashied Ali
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Rashied Ali was an influential American free jazz drummer best known for his innovative, polyrhythmic work with John Coltrane in the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rashied Ali canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11094431 — 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: Rashied Ali Context triple: [Muhammad Ali (drummer), associatedWith, Rashied Ali]
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A.
Khalil Abdul-Rahman
Khalil Abdul-Rahman, better known as DJ Khalil, is an American record producer and DJ recognized for his work with prominent hip-hop and R&B artists.
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B.
Jamal Jeffries
Jamal Jeffries is the fictional basketball player who disguises himself as a woman to continue his career in the sports comedy film "Juwanna Mann."
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C.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Muhammad is an American DJ, producer, and musician best known as a founding member of the influential hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest.
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D.
Malik Yusef
Malik Yusef is an American spoken word artist, rapper, and producer from Chicago known for his poetic lyricism and frequent collaborations with Kanye West and the G.O.O.D. Music collective.
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E.
Jerry Muhammad
Jerry Muhammad is a songwriter credited for his work on the track "Whatchulookinat."
- 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: Rashied Ali Target entity description: Rashied Ali was an influential American free jazz drummer best known for his innovative, polyrhythmic work with John Coltrane in the 1960s.
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A.
Khalil Abdul-Rahman
Khalil Abdul-Rahman, better known as DJ Khalil, is an American record producer and DJ recognized for his work with prominent hip-hop and R&B artists.
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B.
Jamal Jeffries
Jamal Jeffries is the fictional basketball player who disguises himself as a woman to continue his career in the sports comedy film "Juwanna Mann."
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C.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Muhammad is an American DJ, producer, and musician best known as a founding member of the influential hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest.
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D.
Malik Yusef
Malik Yusef is an American spoken word artist, rapper, and producer from Chicago known for his poetic lyricism and frequent collaborations with Kanye West and the G.O.O.D. Music collective.
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E.
Jerry Muhammad
Jerry Muhammad is a songwriter credited for his work on the track "Whatchulookinat."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drummer
ⓘ
free jazz musician ⓘ human ⓘ jazz drummer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2009 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Alice Coltrane
NERFINISHED
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Archie Shepp NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharoah Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Robert Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Alice Coltrane
NERFINISHED
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Archie Shepp NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Bartz NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Grimes NERFINISHED ⓘ James Blood Ulmer NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Ali (drummer) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharoah Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Sharrock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-07-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-08-12 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| founded |
Ali’s Alley (jazz club)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Survival Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde jazz
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free jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| instrument | drum kit ⓘ |
| memberOf | John Coltrane Quartet (late period configurations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Rashied Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative free jazz drumming
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polyrhythmic drumming style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Expression
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Interstellar Space NERFINISHED ⓘ Meditations NERFINISHED ⓘ The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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drummer ⓘ |
| 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
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| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Survival Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rashied Ali Description of subject: Rashied Ali was an influential American free jazz drummer best known for his innovative, polyrhythmic work with John Coltrane in the 1960s.
Referenced by (3)
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