Shafi Hadi
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Shafi Hadi was an American jazz saxophonist best known for his work with Charles Mingus in the late 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shafi Hadi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11202436 — 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: Shafi Hadi Context triple: [Shadows, musicBy, Shafi Hadi]
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A.
Arif Zahir
Arif Zahir is an American voice actor, impressionist, and YouTuber best known for taking over the role of Cleveland Brown on the animated series Family Guy.
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B.
Usmar Ismail
Usmar Ismail was a pioneering Indonesian film director and producer, often regarded as the father of Indonesian cinema.
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C.
Jaffar Ali
Jaffar Ali is a visual artist and designer known for creating cover artwork, including for the publication "Parade."
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D.
Hussain Kirsha
Hussain Kirsha is a character in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," known as the son of a café owner whose ambitions and moral compromises reflect the social changes in mid-20th-century Cairo.
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E.
Mustafa Mashhur
Mustafa Mashhur was an Egyptian Islamist leader who served as the fifth General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood and played a key role in shaping its modern political strategy.
- 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: Shafi Hadi Target entity description: Shafi Hadi was an American jazz saxophonist best known for his work with Charles Mingus in the late 1950s.
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A.
Arif Zahir
Arif Zahir is an American voice actor, impressionist, and YouTuber best known for taking over the role of Cleveland Brown on the animated series Family Guy.
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B.
Usmar Ismail
Usmar Ismail was a pioneering Indonesian film director and producer, often regarded as the father of Indonesian cinema.
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C.
Jaffar Ali
Jaffar Ali is a visual artist and designer known for creating cover artwork, including for the publication "Parade."
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D.
Hussain Kirsha
Hussain Kirsha is a character in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," known as the son of a café owner whose ambitions and moral compromises reflect the social changes in mid-20th-century Cairo.
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E.
Mustafa Mashhur
Mustafa Mashhur was an Egyptian Islamist leader who served as the fifth General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood and played a key role in shaping its modern political strategy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeDuring | late 1950s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Curtis Porter
ⓘ
Shafi Hadi Porter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Charles Mingus
ⓘ
Mingus Jazz Workshop ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
ⓘ
tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Charles Mingus ensemble
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Mingus Sextet
|
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | distinctive alto and tenor saxophone solos with Charles Mingus ⓘ |
| notableWork | collaborations with Charles Mingus ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
jazz saxophonist ⓘ |
| playedOn |
album "Blues & Roots"
ⓘ
album "East Coasting" ⓘ album "Mingus Ah Um" ⓘ
linked to:
Mingus Ah Um
album "The Clown" ⓘ album "Tijuana Moods" ⓘ album "Tonight at Noon" ⓘ |
| style |
hard bop
ⓘ
post-bop ⓘ |
| workedWith | Charles Mingus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shafi Hadi Description of subject: Shafi Hadi was an American jazz saxophonist best known for his work with Charles Mingus in the late 1950s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.