Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra
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Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra was a swing-era big band led by pianist Edgar Hayes, best remembered for making an early influential recording of the jazz standard "In the Mood."
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21464767 — 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: Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra Context triple: [In the Mood, firstRecordingArtist, Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra]
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Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra was a prominent American big band ensemble of the swing era, best known for its energetic dance music and the hit tune "Tuxedo Junction."
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Isham Jones and His Orchestra
Isham Jones and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s and 1930s known for its influential jazz-tinged arrangements and hit recordings.
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C.
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra was a big band ensemble led by arranger, trumpeter, and bandleader Sy Oliver, known for its sophisticated swing arrangements and influential contributions to mid-20th-century jazz.
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D.
Alvino Rey and His Orchestra
Alvino Rey and His Orchestra was a popular big band ensemble led by pioneering electric guitarist Alvino Rey, known for its swing-era dance music and innovative use of amplified guitar sounds.
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E.
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra was a popular mid-20th-century American big band ensemble best known for backing singer Perry Como on radio and television.
- 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: Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra Target entity description: Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra was a swing-era big band led by pianist Edgar Hayes, best remembered for making an early influential recording of the jazz standard "In the Mood."
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A.
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra was a prominent American big band ensemble of the swing era, best known for its energetic dance music and the hit tune "Tuxedo Junction."
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B.
Isham Jones and His Orchestra
Isham Jones and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s and 1930s known for its influential jazz-tinged arrangements and hit recordings.
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C.
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra was a big band ensemble led by arranger, trumpeter, and bandleader Sy Oliver, known for its sophisticated swing arrangements and influential contributions to mid-20th-century jazz.
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D.
Alvino Rey and His Orchestra
Alvino Rey and His Orchestra was a popular big band ensemble led by pioneering electric guitarist Alvino Rey, known for its swing-era dance music and innovative use of amplified guitar sounds.
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E.
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra was a popular mid-20th-century American big band ensemble best known for backing singer Perry Como on radio and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.