The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing
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The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing was the celebrated nickname of American trombonist and big band leader Tommy Dorsey, renowned for his smooth tone and romantic swing arrangements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5056664 — 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: The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing Context triple: [Tommy Dorsey, nickname, The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing]
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A.
King Swing
King Swing is a notable feature of The Nose climbing route on El Capitan in Yosemite, known for its dramatic, pendulum-style traverse across the rock face.
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B.
The Night Club Lady
The Night Club Lady is a 1932 American mystery film, scripted by Robert Riskin, about a detective investigating a murder linked to a glamorous nightclub scene.
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C.
Blues in the Night
"Blues in the Night" is a classic American popular song from 1941, renowned as a jazz and pop standard and widely recorded by numerous prominent artists.
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D.
Stompin’ at the Savoy
"Stompin’ at the Savoy" is a classic swing-era jazz standard, closely associated with the Harlem Savoy Ballroom and famed for its infectious rhythm and enduring popularity among big band and jazz ensembles.
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E.
Jazz Goes to Town
Jazz Goes to Town is an annual jazz music festival held in Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic, featuring a wide range of local and international jazz performers.
- 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: The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing Target entity description: The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing was the celebrated nickname of American trombonist and big band leader Tommy Dorsey, renowned for his smooth tone and romantic swing arrangements.
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A.
King Swing
King Swing is a notable feature of The Nose climbing route on El Capitan in Yosemite, known for its dramatic, pendulum-style traverse across the rock face.
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B.
The Night Club Lady
The Night Club Lady is a 1932 American mystery film, scripted by Robert Riskin, about a detective investigating a murder linked to a glamorous nightclub scene.
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C.
Blues in the Night
"Blues in the Night" is a classic American popular song from 1941, renowned as a jazz and pop standard and widely recorded by numerous prominent artists.
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D.
Stompin’ at the Savoy
"Stompin’ at the Savoy" is a classic swing-era jazz standard, closely associated with the Harlem Savoy Ballroom and famed for its infectious rhythm and enduring popularity among big band and jazz ensembles.
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E.
Jazz Goes to Town
Jazz Goes to Town is an annual jazz music festival held in Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic, featuring a wide range of local and international jazz performers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (10)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliesToOccupation |
big band leader
ⓘ
trombonist ⓘ |
| countryOfAssociation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| genreAssociation | swing music ⓘ |
| languageOfNickname | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
romantic swing arrangements
ⓘ
smooth trombone tone ⓘ |
| refersTo | Tommy Dorsey ⓘ |
| usedDuringEra |
Swing Era
ⓘ
linked to:
Big band era
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing Description of subject: The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing was the celebrated nickname of American trombonist and big band leader Tommy Dorsey, renowned for his smooth tone and romantic swing arrangements.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.