The Jazz Epistles
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The Jazz Epistles were a pioneering South African modern jazz ensemble of the late 1950s, notable for featuring future stars like Hugh Masekela and Abdullah Ibrahim and for recording one of the country’s first jazz LPs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Jazz Epistles canonical | 3 |
| Jazz Epistle, Verse 1 (as member of Jazz Epistles) | 1 |
| Jazz Epistles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12669566 — 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: The Jazz Epistles Context triple: [Hugh Masekela, associatedAct, The Jazz Epistles]
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A.
Jazz Police
"Jazz Police" is a darkly humorous, jazz-inflected song by Leonard Cohen from his 1988 album *I'm Your Man*, blending sardonic lyrics with an offbeat, experimental arrangement.
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B.
The Spirit of Jazz
The Spirit of Jazz is a segment from the educational TV series "Schoolhouse Rock!" that uses music and animation to teach viewers about the history and characteristics of jazz music.
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C.
The Zawinul Syndicate
The Zawinul Syndicate was a jazz fusion band led by keyboardist and composer Joe Zawinul, known for its global influences, virtuosic improvisation, and innovative electronic soundscapes.
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D.
Jazz Is Dead
Jazz Is Dead is an instrumental jam band known for reinterpreting the music of the Grateful Dead through a jazz-fusion and improvisational rock lens.
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E.
Jazz (novel)
"Jazz" is a 1992 novel by Toni Morrison that explores love, violence, and memory in 1920s Harlem through a polyphonic, jazz-like narrative style.
- 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: The Jazz Epistles Target entity description: The Jazz Epistles were a pioneering South African modern jazz ensemble of the late 1950s, notable for featuring future stars like Hugh Masekela and Abdullah Ibrahim and for recording one of the country’s first jazz LPs.
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A.
Jazz Police
"Jazz Police" is a darkly humorous, jazz-inflected song by Leonard Cohen from his 1988 album *I'm Your Man*, blending sardonic lyrics with an offbeat, experimental arrangement.
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B.
The Spirit of Jazz
The Spirit of Jazz is a segment from the educational TV series "Schoolhouse Rock!" that uses music and animation to teach viewers about the history and characteristics of jazz music.
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C.
The Zawinul Syndicate
The Zawinul Syndicate was a jazz fusion band led by keyboardist and composer Joe Zawinul, known for its global influences, virtuosic improvisation, and innovative electronic soundscapes.
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D.
Jazz Is Dead
Jazz Is Dead is an instrumental jam band known for reinterpreting the music of the Grateful Dead through a jazz-fusion and improvisational rock lens.
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E.
Jazz (novel)
"Jazz" is a 1992 novel by Toni Morrison that explores love, violence, and memory in 1920s Harlem through a polyphonic, jazz-like narrative style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Jazz Epistles
linked to: The Jazz Epistles