Roy Porter
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Roy Porter was an American jazz drummer and bandleader known for his work in the bebop era and collaborations with prominent West Coast jazz musicians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roy Porter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5572287 — 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: Roy Porter Context triple: [Dial Records, recordedArtist, Roy Porter]
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A.
Jonathan Dimbleby
Jonathan Dimbleby is a British broadcaster, author, and historian known for his political commentary and documentary work on radio and television.
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B.
Richard G. Wilkinson
Richard G. Wilkinson is a British social epidemiologist known for his influential research on income inequality and its effects on health and social outcomes.
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C.
Sir Arthur Porritt
Sir Arthur Porritt was a New Zealand-born surgeon, military officer, Olympic bronze-medallist and statesman who became the first New Zealand–born Governor-General of New Zealand.
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D.
Geoffrey Warnock
Geoffrey Warnock was a British philosopher and academic known for his work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of language, and for serving as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
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E.
R. A. Butler
R. A. Butler was a prominent mid-20th-century British Conservative politician and reformer, noted for shaping postwar social and educational policy and helping define the party’s moderate, consensus-driven direction.
- 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: Roy Porter Target entity description: Roy Porter was an American jazz drummer and bandleader known for his work in the bebop era and collaborations with prominent West Coast jazz musicians.
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A.
Jonathan Dimbleby
Jonathan Dimbleby is a British broadcaster, author, and historian known for his political commentary and documentary work on radio and television.
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B.
Richard G. Wilkinson
Richard G. Wilkinson is a British social epidemiologist known for his influential research on income inequality and its effects on health and social outcomes.
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C.
Sir Arthur Porritt
Sir Arthur Porritt was a New Zealand-born surgeon, military officer, Olympic bronze-medallist and statesman who became the first New Zealand–born Governor-General of New Zealand.
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D.
Geoffrey Warnock
Geoffrey Warnock was a British philosopher and academic known for his work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of language, and for serving as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
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E.
R. A. Butler
R. A. Butler was a prominent mid-20th-century British Conservative politician and reformer, noted for shaping postwar social and educational policy and helping define the party’s moderate, consensus-driven direction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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drummer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th-century jazz ⓘ |
| associatedWith | West Coast jazz ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creativeWork |
recordings as a bandleader
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recordings as a sideman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jazz performance
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music ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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jazz ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | West Coast jazz drumming style ⓘ |
| influencedBy | bebop drummers ⓘ |
| instrument |
drum set
ⓘ
drums ⓘ |
| movement | bebop era ⓘ |
| musicScene | Los Angeles jazz scene ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with West Coast jazz musicians
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work in the bebop era ⓘ |
| notableRole | bandleader in West Coast jazz scene ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
jazz drummer ⓘ |
| partOf | American jazz tradition ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
West Coast of the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roy Porter Description of subject: Roy Porter was an American jazz drummer and bandleader known for his work in the bebop era and collaborations with prominent West Coast jazz musicians.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.