Triple

T5572277
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dial Records E146229 entity
Predicate recordedArtist P1363 FINISHED
Object Hal McKusick
Hal McKusick was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer known for his cool-toned style and work in the 1950s modern jazz scene.
 E558804 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Hal McKusick | Statement: [Dial Records, recordedArtist, Hal McKusick]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hal McKusick
Context triple: [Dial Records, recordedArtist, Hal McKusick]
  • A. David Scearce
    David Scearce is a Canadian screenwriter best known for adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel into the acclaimed film "A Single Man."
  • B. Michael R. Quinlan
    Michael R. Quinlan is an American business executive and Loyola University Chicago alumnus best known for serving as CEO and chairman of McDonald’s Corporation.
  • C. Barton Myers
    Barton Myers is a Canadian-American architect renowned for his innovative urban infill projects and prominent cultural and civic buildings across North America.
  • D. Edward A. Merritt
    Edward A. Merritt was an American political figure who served as a prominent federal customs official in New York during the late 19th century.
  • E. Richard Hamlett
    Richard Hamlett is an American real estate developer best known for his marriage to actress and singer Debbie Reynolds.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Hal McKusick
Triple: [Dial Records, recordedArtist, Hal McKusick]
Generated description
Hal McKusick was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer known for his cool-toned style and work in the 1950s modern jazz scene.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hal McKusick
Target entity description: Hal McKusick was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer known for his cool-toned style and work in the 1950s modern jazz scene.
  • A. David Scearce
    David Scearce is a Canadian screenwriter best known for adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel into the acclaimed film "A Single Man."
  • B. Michael R. Quinlan
    Michael R. Quinlan is an American business executive and Loyola University Chicago alumnus best known for serving as CEO and chairman of McDonald’s Corporation.
  • C. Barton Myers
    Barton Myers is a Canadian-American architect renowned for his innovative urban infill projects and prominent cultural and civic buildings across North America.
  • D. Edward A. Merritt
    Edward A. Merritt was an American political figure who served as a prominent federal customs official in New York during the late 19th century.
  • E. Richard Hamlett
    Richard Hamlett is an American real estate developer best known for his marriage to actress and singer Debbie Reynolds.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69c008ffed108190a084602227af6157 completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c020518f348190879ac67dab307134 completed March 22, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c0e3063b908190a105fbaac06f19af completed March 23, 2026, 6:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c0f8bbcc2c8190abdfda7331d9e6b2 completed March 23, 2026, 8:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c0f9602ee88190bc4caeb15f5c721f completed March 23, 2026, 8:27 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:37 p.m.