David Newman
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David Newman was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist best known for his long association with Ray Charles and his soulful, blues-inflected playing style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Newman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20148420 — 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: David Newman Context triple: [Atlantic Jazz series, includesWorkBy, David Newman]
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A.
David Newman
David Newman is an American film composer known for scoring numerous Hollywood movies and continuing the Newman family’s influential legacy in film music.
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B.
David Newman
David Newman was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing influential films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the landmark crime drama "Bonnie and Clyde."
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C.
Mack David
Mack David was an American lyricist and songwriter known for his popular song adaptations and contributions to film and television music.
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D.
Carl Sigman
Carl Sigman was an American songwriter and lyricist known for penning the words to numerous popular standards across mid-20th-century music.
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E.
Harold Rome
Harold Rome was an American composer and lyricist best known for his work on Broadway musicals and film scores in the mid-20th century.
- 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: David Newman Target entity description: David Newman was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist best known for his long association with Ray Charles and his soulful, blues-inflected playing style.
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A.
David Newman
David Newman is an American film composer known for scoring numerous Hollywood movies and continuing the Newman family’s influential legacy in film music.
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B.
David Newman
David Newman was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing influential films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the landmark crime drama "Bonnie and Clyde."
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C.
Mack David
Mack David was an American lyricist and songwriter known for his popular song adaptations and contributions to film and television music.
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D.
Carl Sigman
Carl Sigman was an American songwriter and lyricist known for penning the words to numerous popular standards across mid-20th-century music.
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E.
Harold Rome
Harold Rome was an American composer and lyricist best known for his work on Broadway musicals and film scores in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.