Jitterbug Boy
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"Jitterbug Boy" is a song by Tom Waits from his 1976 album *Small Change*, known for its smoky, jazz-inflected style and vivid, beat-poet storytelling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jitterbug Boy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18092843 — 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: Jitterbug Boy Context triple: [Small Change, hasPart, Jitterbug Boy]
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A.
The Jitterbug
The Jitterbug is a song written for but ultimately cut from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," remembered today as a notable work by lyricist E. Y. Harburg.
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B.
Jitterbugs
Jitterbugs is a vibrant painting by African American artist William H. Johnson that depicts lively dancers in a bold, modernist style characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance era.
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C.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
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D.
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" is a swing-era song, originally made famous by The Andrews Sisters and later revived by Bette Midler, about a virtuoso army bugler whose jazzy playing boosts soldiers' morale.
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E.
Jitterbug Waltz
"Jitterbug Waltz" is a pioneering jazz standard composed by Fats Waller, notable for its innovative use of waltz time in a swing context.
- 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: Jitterbug Boy Target entity description: "Jitterbug Boy" is a song by Tom Waits from his 1976 album *Small Change*, known for its smoky, jazz-inflected style and vivid, beat-poet storytelling.
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A.
The Jitterbug
The Jitterbug is a song written for but ultimately cut from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," remembered today as a notable work by lyricist E. Y. Harburg.
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B.
Jitterbugs
Jitterbugs is a vibrant painting by African American artist William H. Johnson that depicts lively dancers in a bold, modernist style characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance era.
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C.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
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D.
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" is a swing-era song, originally made famous by The Andrews Sisters and later revived by Bette Midler, about a virtuoso army bugler whose jazzy playing boosts soldiers' morale.
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E.
Jitterbug Waltz
"Jitterbug Waltz" is a pioneering jazz standard composed by Fats Waller, notable for its innovative use of waltz time in a swing context.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.