Triple
T7287993
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Funk Brothers |
E163922
|
entity |
| Predicate | backedArtist |
P24741
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jr. Walker & the All Stars
Jr. Walker & the All Stars were a prominent Motown soul and R&B band led by saxophonist Junior Walker, best known for hits like "Shotgun" and "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)."
|
E653568
|
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: Jr. Walker & the All Stars | Statement: [The Funk Brothers, backedArtist, Jr. Walker & the All Stars]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jr. Walker & the All Stars Context triple: [The Funk Brothers, backedArtist, Jr. Walker & the All Stars]
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A.
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers were a pioneering Washington, D.C. go-go band led by guitarist and singer Chuck Brown, known for their influential funk-driven sound.
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B.
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s were a pioneering 1960s instrumental R&B/soul band and influential Stax Records house band known for hits like "Green Onions" and for shaping the sound of Southern soul music.
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C.
The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays are an American soul and funk band from Memphis, Tennessee, best known for their work as a backing group for Stax Records artists and for hits like "Soul Finger."
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D.
The Brothers Johnson
The Brothers Johnson were an American funk and R&B duo of brothers George and Louis Johnson, known for their smooth bass-driven grooves and collaborations with producer Quincy Jones in the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
The Chi-Lites
The Chi-Lites are an American R&B and soul vocal group from Chicago, best known for their smooth harmonies and 1970s hits like "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl."
- 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: Jr. Walker & the All Stars Triple: [The Funk Brothers, backedArtist, Jr. Walker & the All Stars]
Generated description
Jr. Walker & the All Stars were a prominent Motown soul and R&B band led by saxophonist Junior Walker, best known for hits like "Shotgun" and "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jr. Walker & the All Stars Target entity description: Jr. Walker & the All Stars were a prominent Motown soul and R&B band led by saxophonist Junior Walker, best known for hits like "Shotgun" and "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)."
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A.
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers were a pioneering Washington, D.C. go-go band led by guitarist and singer Chuck Brown, known for their influential funk-driven sound.
-
B.
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s were a pioneering 1960s instrumental R&B/soul band and influential Stax Records house band known for hits like "Green Onions" and for shaping the sound of Southern soul music.
-
C.
The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays are an American soul and funk band from Memphis, Tennessee, best known for their work as a backing group for Stax Records artists and for hits like "Soul Finger."
-
D.
The Brothers Johnson
The Brothers Johnson were an American funk and R&B duo of brothers George and Louis Johnson, known for their smooth bass-driven grooves and collaborations with producer Quincy Jones in the 1970s and 1980s.
-
E.
The Chi-Lites
The Chi-Lites are an American R&B and soul vocal group from Chicago, best known for their smooth harmonies and 1970s hits like "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl."
- 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_69c6886093b88190a254b1ce6db8bae7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6eb6a73fc8190ae5ce81fd3e46d87 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7db42c8d48190a548c4242b07fb40 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7dc794bec819094d848497bd11fc1 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7dd8117f881908c982c33b3f0e71a |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:59 p.m.