Freddie Green
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Freddie Green was an American jazz guitarist renowned for his long tenure with the Count Basie Orchestra and his subtle, propulsive rhythm guitar style that defined big band swing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Freddie Green canonical | 13 |
| Freddie "Mr. Rhythm" Green | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1046258 — 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: Freddie Green Context triple: [Count Basie, associatedAct, Freddie Green]
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A.
Leon Henderson
Leon Henderson was an American economist and government official who played a key role in managing wartime price controls and rationing during World War II.
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B.
Lester Young
Lester Young was an influential American tenor saxophonist whose cool, lyrical style helped define the sound of Kansas City jazz and profoundly shaped modern jazz improvisation.
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C.
Don Redman
Don Redman was an influential American jazz arranger, composer, and bandleader whose innovative orchestrations in the 1920s and 1930s helped shape the sound of big band swing.
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D.
Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
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E.
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist, often credited with establishing the saxophone as a leading solo instrument in jazz.
- 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: Freddie Green Target entity description: Freddie Green was an American jazz guitarist renowned for his long tenure with the Count Basie Orchestra and his subtle, propulsive rhythm guitar style that defined big band swing.
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A.
Leon Henderson
Leon Henderson was an American economist and government official who played a key role in managing wartime price controls and rationing during World War II.
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B.
Lester Young
Lester Young was an influential American tenor saxophonist whose cool, lyrical style helped define the sound of Kansas City jazz and profoundly shaped modern jazz improvisation.
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C.
Don Redman
Don Redman was an influential American jazz arranger, composer, and bandleader whose innovative orchestrations in the 1920s and 1930s helped shape the sound of big band swing.
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D.
Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
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E.
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist, often credited with establishing the saxophone as a leading solo instrument in jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American musician
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz guitarist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Freddie "Mr. Rhythm" Green
ⓘ
linked to:
Freddie Green
Freddy Green ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Count Basie ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-03-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-03-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Green ⓘ |
| fullName | Frederick William Green ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing music ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederick ⓘ |
| influenced |
big band guitarists
ⓘ
jazz rhythm guitarists ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
rhythm guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf | Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ |
| movement |
Kansas City jazz
ⓘ
big band swing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defining big band swing rhythm guitar
ⓘ
subtle propulsive rhythm guitar style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
participation in "April in Paris" era Count Basie recordings
ⓘ
participation in Count Basie big band recordings of the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| occupation | guitarist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Charleston, South Carolina, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
| recordedWith |
Count Basie
ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ Frank Sinatra ⓘ Joe Williams ⓘ Lester Young ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| style |
four-to-the-bar rhythm guitar
ⓘ
minimal chord voicings ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Freddie Green Description of subject: Freddie Green was an American jazz guitarist renowned for his long tenure with the Count Basie Orchestra and his subtle, propulsive rhythm guitar style that defined big band swing.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Freddie Green
subject linked to:
"Lester Leaps In"
subject linked to:
Buck Clayton Jam Sessions (series of recordings)