Cleveland Eaton
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Cleveland Eaton was an acclaimed American jazz bassist, composer, and arranger known for his work with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and the Count Basie Orchestra.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Eaton canonical | 1 |
| Cleveland Josephus Eaton II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4603270 — 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: Cleveland Eaton Context triple: [Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, notableInductee, Cleveland Eaton]
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A.
Mahlon Sweet
Mahlon Sweet was a prominent local aviation advocate and civic leader in Eugene, Oregon, whose efforts were instrumental in establishing the city’s municipal airport.
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B.
Ellis Clarke
Ellis Clarke was a Trinidadian lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who became the first President of Trinidad and Tobago after serving as its last Governor-General.
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C.
Ludlow Ogden Smith
Ludlow Ogden Smith was an American businessman best known as the first husband of actress Katharine Hepburn.
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D.
H. W. S. Cleveland
H. W. S. Cleveland was a prominent 19th-century American landscape architect known for designing parks, park systems, and urban landscapes across the Midwest.
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E.
Ogden Mills Reid
Ogden Mills Reid was an American newspaper publisher who led the New York Herald Tribune and was part of the influential Reid media family.
- 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: Cleveland Eaton Target entity description: Cleveland Eaton was an acclaimed American jazz bassist, composer, and arranger known for his work with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and the Count Basie Orchestra.
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A.
Mahlon Sweet
Mahlon Sweet was a prominent local aviation advocate and civic leader in Eugene, Oregon, whose efforts were instrumental in establishing the city’s municipal airport.
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B.
Ellis Clarke
Ellis Clarke was a Trinidadian lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who became the first President of Trinidad and Tobago after serving as its last Governor-General.
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C.
Ludlow Ogden Smith
Ludlow Ogden Smith was an American businessman best known as the first husband of actress Katharine Hepburn.
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D.
H. W. S. Cleveland
H. W. S. Cleveland was a prominent 19th-century American landscape architect known for designing parks, park systems, and urban landscapes across the Midwest.
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E.
Ogden Mills Reid
Ogden Mills Reid was an American newspaper publisher who led the New York Herald Tribune and was part of the influential Reid media family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arranger
ⓘ
bassist ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America ⓘ
linked to:
City of Chicago
|
| collaboratedWith |
Count Basie
ⓘ
Donald Byrd ⓘ Minnie Riperton ⓘ Ramsey Lewis ⓘ The Dells ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-08-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-07-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Tennessee State University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Eaton ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jazz performance
ⓘ
music arrangement ⓘ music composition ⓘ |
| fullName |
Cleveland Josephus Eaton II
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleveland Eaton
|
| genre |
funk
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jazz ⓘ soul jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Cleveland ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
double bass ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Count Basie Orchestra
ⓘ
Ramsey Lewis Trio ⓘ
linked to:
Ramsey Lewis
|
| movement |
post-bop
ⓘ
soul jazz movement ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentRole |
bassist for the Count Basie Orchestra
ⓘ
bassist for the Ramsey Lewis Trio ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Half and Half
ⓘ
linked to:
Half & Half
Plenty Good Eaton ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
ⓘ
bassist ⓘ composer ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Fairfield, Alabama, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Fairfield, Alabama
|
| placeOfDeath |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
|
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Black Jazz Records ⓘ Impulse! Records ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cleveland Eaton Description of subject: Cleveland Eaton was an acclaimed American jazz bassist, composer, and arranger known for his work with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and the Count Basie Orchestra.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cleveland Eaton