Etta Jones
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Etta Jones was an American jazz vocalist known for her soulful, blues-inflected style and acclaimed recordings from the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Etta Jones canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11431019 — 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: Etta Jones Context triple: [Teach Me Tonight, hasNotableRecordingBy, Etta Jones]
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A.
Etta Moten
Etta Moten was an American contralto singer and actress celebrated for breaking racial barriers on stage and screen during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Etta Lemon
Etta Lemon was a pioneering British conservationist and campaigner against the plumage trade who co-founded what became the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, helping to shape modern bird protection efforts in the UK.
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C.
Usha Scott
Usha Scott is the mother of English actress and singer Naomi Scott, known for her Indian-Ugandan heritage and influence on Naomi’s multicultural upbringing.
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D.
Charlotte Moorman
Charlotte Moorman was an avant-garde American cellist and performance artist known for her experimental collaborations and boundary-pushing multimedia performances.
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E.
Madge Evans
Madge Evans was an American stage and film actress of the early 20th century, known for her work in both silent and sound films.
- 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: Etta Jones Target entity description: Etta Jones was an American jazz vocalist known for her soulful, blues-inflected style and acclaimed recordings from the mid-20th century.
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A.
Etta Moten
Etta Moten was an American contralto singer and actress celebrated for breaking racial barriers on stage and screen during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Etta Lemon
Etta Lemon was a pioneering British conservationist and campaigner against the plumage trade who co-founded what became the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, helping to shape modern bird protection efforts in the UK.
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C.
Usha Scott
Usha Scott is the mother of English actress and singer Naomi Scott, known for her Indian-Ugandan heritage and influence on Naomi’s multicultural upbringing.
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D.
Charlotte Moorman
Charlotte Moorman was an avant-garde American cellist and performance artist known for her experimental collaborations and boundary-pushing multimedia performances.
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E.
Madge Evans
Madge Evans was an American stage and film actress of the early 20th century, known for her work in both silent and sound films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jazz singer ⓘ recording artist ⓘ vocalist ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Houston Person NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Houston Person NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-11-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-10-16 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| fullName | Etta Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ soul jazz ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Etta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Billie Holiday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinah Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Don’t Go to Strangers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Easy Living NERFINISHED ⓘ My Gentleman Friend NERFINISHED ⓘ Save Your Love for Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong | Don’t Go to Strangers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Don’t Go to Strangers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
jazz vocalist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Aiken, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mount Vernon, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
HighNote Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muse Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
emotional delivery
ⓘ
lyrical phrasing ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
blues-inflected
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soulful ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–2001 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Etta Jones Description of subject: Etta Jones was an American jazz vocalist known for her soulful, blues-inflected style and acclaimed recordings from the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.