Harlem Nocturne
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"Harlem Nocturne" is a moody, jazz standard saxophone feature composed in 1939 that has become widely associated with film noir and late-night urban atmospheres.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harlem Nocturne canonical | 2 |
| Harlem Nocturne (recording) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4298781 — 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: Harlem Nocturne Context triple: [Earle Hagen, notableWork, Harlem Nocturne]
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A.
Harlem's Nocturne
"Harlem's Nocturne" is the atmospheric, piano-driven opening track by Alicia Keys that sets a soulful, introspective tone for her album "The Diary of Alicia Keys."
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B.
Harlem Shadows
Harlem Shadows is a landmark 1922 poetry collection by Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay that explores Black urban life, racial injustice, and modernist themes.
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C.
Harlem Nights
Harlem Nights is a 1989 crime-comedy film set in 1930s Harlem, written, directed by, and starring Eddie Murphy alongside Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx.
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D.
The Harlem Ghetto
"The Harlem Ghetto" is an essay by James Baldwin that examines the social, economic, and racial conditions of Black life in Harlem in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Harlem World
Harlem World is the 1999 debut studio album by rapper Mase, a multi-platinum Bad Boy Records release that helped define late-1990s mainstream hip hop.
- 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: Harlem Nocturne Target entity description: "Harlem Nocturne" is a moody, jazz standard saxophone feature composed in 1939 that has become widely associated with film noir and late-night urban atmospheres.
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A.
Harlem's Nocturne
"Harlem's Nocturne" is the atmospheric, piano-driven opening track by Alicia Keys that sets a soulful, introspective tone for her album "The Diary of Alicia Keys."
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B.
Harlem Shadows
Harlem Shadows is a landmark 1922 poetry collection by Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay that explores Black urban life, racial injustice, and modernist themes.
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C.
Harlem Nights
Harlem Nights is a 1989 crime-comedy film set in 1930s Harlem, written, directed by, and starring Eddie Murphy alongside Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx.
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D.
The Harlem Ghetto
"The Harlem Ghetto" is an essay by James Baldwin that examines the social, economic, and racial conditions of Black life in Harlem in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Harlem World
Harlem World is the 1999 debut studio album by rapper Mase, a multi-platinum Bad Boy Records release that helped define late-1990s mainstream hip hop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz standard
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
film noir
ⓘ
late-night urban atmosphere ⓘ |
| coComposer | Dick Rogers ⓘ |
| composer | Earle Hagen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| hasArrangementType |
big band arrangement
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small combo arrangement ⓘ solo saxophone arrangement ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
blues-influenced melody
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chromatic inflections ⓘ prominent vibrato in saxophone line ⓘ slow swing feel ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Harlem nightlife ⓘ |
| isStandardRepertoireFor |
dance bands
ⓘ
jazz saxophonists ⓘ lounge bands ⓘ |
| keyOftenPlayedIn |
C minor
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E minor ⓘ |
| musicalMood |
moody
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
Brian Setzer Orchestra
ⓘ
Earl Bostic ⓘ Herb Alpert ⓘ Illinois Jacquet ⓘ King Curtis ⓘ Randy Brooks ⓘ Ray Anthony ⓘ Sam Taylor ⓘ The Viscounts ⓘ |
| notableUse |
theme for the television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
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theme for the television series The New Mike Hammer ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentFeature | saxophone ⓘ |
| publisher | Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. ⓘ |
| style | ballad ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| titleReferences | Harlem ⓘ |
| typicalLeadInstrument |
alto saxophone
ⓘ
tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| usedIn |
crime dramas
ⓘ
detective stories adaptations ⓘ film soundtracks ⓘ television soundtracks ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1939 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harlem Nocturne Description of subject: "Harlem Nocturne" is a moody, jazz standard saxophone feature composed in 1939 that has become widely associated with film noir and late-night urban atmospheres.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Harlem Nocturne