Bennie Moten
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Bennie Moten was an influential American jazz pianist and bandleader whose Kansas City–based orchestra helped shape the swing era and launched the careers of several future Count Basie band stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bennie Moten canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T978256 — 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: Bennie Moten Context triple: [Kansas City jazz, notableMusician, Bennie Moten]
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A.
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist, often credited with establishing the saxophone as a leading solo instrument in jazz.
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B.
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson was a pioneering American jazz pianist, bandleader, and arranger whose influential big band helped shape the sound of early swing music.
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C.
Count Basie
Count Basie was a pioneering American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer whose swing-era orchestra became one of the most influential big bands in jazz history.
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D.
Earl Hines
Earl Hines was a pioneering American jazz pianist and bandleader whose innovative "trumpet-style" piano playing helped shape the development of modern jazz.
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E.
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey was a prominent American jazz trombonist and big band leader, famed for his smooth tone and influential swing-era recordings.
- 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: Bennie Moten Target entity description: Bennie Moten was an influential American jazz pianist and bandleader whose Kansas City–based orchestra helped shape the swing era and launched the careers of several future Count Basie band stars.
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A.
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist, often credited with establishing the saxophone as a leading solo instrument in jazz.
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B.
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson was a pioneering American jazz pianist, bandleader, and arranger whose influential big band helped shape the sound of early swing music.
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C.
Count Basie
Count Basie was a pioneering American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer whose swing-era orchestra became one of the most influential big bands in jazz history.
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D.
Earl Hines
Earl Hines was a pioneering American jazz pianist and bandleader whose innovative "trumpet-style" piano playing helped shape the development of modern jazz.
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E.
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey was a prominent American jazz trombonist and big band leader, famed for his smooth tone and influential swing-era recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1935 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ben Webster
ⓘ
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra ⓘ
linked to:
Bennie Moten Orchestra
Count Basie ⓘ Eddie Durham ⓘ Hot Lips Page ⓘ Jimmy Rushing ⓘ Walter Page ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lincoln Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from a tonsillectomy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1894-11-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1935-04-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Moten ⓘ |
| fullName | Bennie Moten ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| givenName | Bennie ⓘ |
| influenced |
Count Basie
ⓘ
Kansas City swing style ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadershipRole | leader of Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra ⓘ |
| movement | Kansas City jazz ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped shape the development of the swing era
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his band launched the careers of several future Count Basie Orchestra stars ⓘ led one of the most important Kansas City jazz orchestras of the 1920s and early 1930s ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Moten Swing (1932 recording)
ⓘ
linked to:
"Moten Swing"
|
| notableWork |
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
ⓘ
linked to:
Bennie Moten Orchestra
Moten Swing ⓘ
linked to:
"Moten Swing"
South ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
jazz pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bluebird Records
ⓘ
Okeh Records ⓘ Victor Records ⓘ |
| regionActive |
Kansas City, Missouri
ⓘ
linked to:
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
|
| style |
blues-based jazz
ⓘ
riff-based big band arrangements ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bennie Moten Description of subject: Bennie Moten was an influential American jazz pianist and bandleader whose Kansas City–based orchestra helped shape the swing era and launched the careers of several future Count Basie band stars.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.