Paul Jackson
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Paul Jackson was an American jazz and funk bassist best known for his innovative work with Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Jackson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5349995 — 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: Paul Jackson Context triple: [Head Hunters, featuresMusician, Paul Jackson]
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A.
Patrick Tracy Jackson
Patrick Tracy Jackson was a prominent early 19th-century American industrialist who helped pioneer large-scale textile manufacturing in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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B.
Taj Jackson
Taj Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, and member of the R&B group 3T, known for being part of the musical Jackson family.
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C.
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson is an American actor and musician best known for his roles on the soap opera "General Hospital" and the television series "Nashville."
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D.
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson is an American businessman and Democratic politician who serves as a U.S. Representative from Illinois and is the son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.
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E.
Richard Jackson
Richard Jackson is an educator and founder of Hurtwood House, a renowned independent sixth-form college in Surrey, England.
- 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: Paul Jackson Target entity description: Paul Jackson was an American jazz and funk bassist best known for his innovative work with Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters.
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A.
Patrick Tracy Jackson
Patrick Tracy Jackson was a prominent early 19th-century American industrialist who helped pioneer large-scale textile manufacturing in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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B.
Taj Jackson
Taj Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, and member of the R&B group 3T, known for being part of the musical Jackson family.
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C.
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson is an American actor and musician best known for his roles on the soap opera "General Hospital" and the television series "Nashville."
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D.
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson is an American businessman and Democratic politician who serves as a U.S. Representative from Illinois and is the son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.
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E.
Richard Jackson
Richard Jackson is an educator and founder of Hurtwood House, a renowned independent sixth-form college in Surrey, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bassist
ⓘ
funk musician ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2010s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Herbie Hancock
ⓘ
The Headhunters ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1947-03-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Oakland, California, United States ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Benny Maupin
ⓘ
linked to:
Bennie Maupin
Bill Summers ⓘ Herbie Hancock ⓘ Mike Clark ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2021-03-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo
|
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
fusion ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary jazz bassists ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
jazz fusion
ⓘ
jazz-funk ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
double bass ⓘ electric bass ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to jazz-funk
ⓘ
innovative bass playing ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Headhunters ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Black Octopus
ⓘ
Funk on a Stick ⓘ Tiptoe Through the Ghetto ⓘ |
| notableWork |
participation on Herbie Hancock album "Head Hunters"
ⓘ
participation on Herbie Hancock album "Man-Child" ⓘ participation on Herbie Hancock album "Thrust" ⓘ work with Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
ⓘ
bassist ⓘ composer ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Eastworld Records
ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
| style |
syncopated bass lines
ⓘ
use of funk grooves in jazz context ⓘ |
| touredWith |
Herbie Hancock
ⓘ
The Headhunters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Jackson Description of subject: Paul Jackson was an American jazz and funk bassist best known for his innovative work with Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.