Henry Mobley
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Henry "Hank" Mobley was an influential American hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist and composer known for his work with Blue Note Records and collaborations with artists like Art Blakey and Miles Davis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Mobley canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11183821 — 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: Henry Mobley Context triple: [Hank Mobley, fullName, Henry Mobley]
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A.
Otis Campbell
Otis Campbell is the lovable, frequently inebriated town drunk of Mayberry on the classic American television series "The Andy Griffith Show."
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B.
Melvin Franklin
Melvin Franklin was an American bass singer best known as a founding and longtime member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations.
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C.
Marvin Aubrey Davis
Marvin Aubrey Davis was a film art director known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood productions, including Disney’s fantasy musical "Babes in Toyland" (1961).
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D.
Henry Garner
Henry Garner is an American drummer best known for his work with the 1970s soul and funk band Rose Royce.
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E.
Marcellus E. Foster
Marcellus E. Foster was an American journalist and newspaper editor best known as the founder of the Houston Chronicle.
- 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: Henry Mobley Target entity description: Henry "Hank" Mobley was an influential American hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist and composer known for his work with Blue Note Records and collaborations with artists like Art Blakey and Miles Davis.
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A.
Otis Campbell
Otis Campbell is the lovable, frequently inebriated town drunk of Mayberry on the classic American television series "The Andy Griffith Show."
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B.
Melvin Franklin
Melvin Franklin was an American bass singer best known as a founding and longtime member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations.
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C.
Marvin Aubrey Davis
Marvin Aubrey Davis was a film art director known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood productions, including Disney’s fantasy musical "Babes in Toyland" (1961).
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D.
Henry Garner
Henry Garner is an American drummer best known for his work with the 1970s soul and funk band Rose Royce.
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E.
Marcellus E. Foster
Marcellus E. Foster was an American journalist and newspaper editor best known as the founder of the Houston Chronicle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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hard bop musician ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Blakey
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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers ⓘ
linked to:
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
Blue Note Records artists ⓘ Freddie Hubbard ⓘ Horace Silver ⓘ Lee Morgan ⓘ Miles Davis ⓘ Paul Chambers ⓘ Philly Joe Jones ⓘ Wynton Kelly ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Mobley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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music performance ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charlie Parker
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Dexter Gordon ⓘ Lester Young ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| movement | hard bop ⓘ |
| name | Henry Mobley ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname |
Hank
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Hank Mobley ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to hard bop tenor saxophone vocabulary
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recordings for Blue Note Records ⓘ work with Art Blakey ⓘ work with Miles Davis ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Roll Call
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Soul Station ⓘ Workout ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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jazz saxophonist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Blue Note Records ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
lyrical tenor saxophone tone
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melodic improvisation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry Mobley Description of subject: Henry "Hank" Mobley was an influential American hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist and composer known for his work with Blue Note Records and collaborations with artists like Art Blakey and Miles Davis.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.