Driva’ Man
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Driva’ Man is a politically charged jazz composition by Max Roach and Oscar Brown Jr. that evokes the brutality of slave drivers in the American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Driva’ Man canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8212218 — 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: Driva’ Man Context triple: [We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, hasPart, Driva’ Man]
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A.
Soul Driver
"Soul Driver" is a rock song by Bruce Springsteen, featured on his 1992 album *Human Touch*.
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B.
Don’t Tell the Driver
Don’t Tell the Driver is a solo studio album by Australian guitarist and Dirty Three member Mick Turner, showcasing his atmospheric, instrumental rock compositions.
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C.
Devil in a Fast Car
"Devil in a Fast Car" is a song featured on the album *Best Kept Secret*, known for its energetic, driving rock style and evocative title imagery.
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D.
Driftin'
"Driftin'" is a blues-rock instrumental track by guitarist Gary Moore from his Peter Green tribute album "Blues for Greeny."
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E.
The Man from Elysian Fields
The Man from Elysian Fields is a 2001 drama film in which Andy García plays a struggling writer who becomes a high-end escort, leading to complex moral and personal entanglements.
- 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: Driva’ Man Target entity description: Driva’ Man is a politically charged jazz composition by Max Roach and Oscar Brown Jr. that evokes the brutality of slave drivers in the American South.
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A.
Soul Driver
"Soul Driver" is a rock song by Bruce Springsteen, featured on his 1992 album *Human Touch*.
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B.
Don’t Tell the Driver
Don’t Tell the Driver is a solo studio album by Australian guitarist and Dirty Three member Mick Turner, showcasing his atmospheric, instrumental rock compositions.
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C.
Devil in a Fast Car
"Devil in a Fast Car" is a song featured on the album *Best Kept Secret*, known for its energetic, driving rock style and evocative title imagery.
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D.
Driftin'
"Driftin'" is a blues-rock instrumental track by guitarist Gary Moore from his Peter Green tribute album "Blues for Greeny."
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E.
The Man from Elysian Fields
The Man from Elysian Fields is a 2001 drama film in which Andy García plays a struggling writer who becomes a high-end escort, leading to complex moral and personal entanglements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz composition
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | protest music ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite
ⓘ
linked to:
We Insist! Freedom Now Suite
|
| composer | Max Roach ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | regarded as a landmark of politically engaged jazz ⓘ |
| drummer | Max Roach ⓘ |
| firstAlbum |
We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite
ⓘ
linked to:
We Insist! Freedom Now Suite
|
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| hasForm | vocal jazz piece ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| historicalContext | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| includedIn | civil rights–themed jazz repertoires ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | evoke terror and brutality of slavery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalContent |
depicts brutality of slave drivers in the American South
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uses dialect and imagery associated with enslaved African Americans ⓘ |
| lyricist | Oscar Brown Jr. ⓘ |
| musicalFeature |
prominent drum patterns
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tense rhythmic drive ⓘ vocal cries and shouts ⓘ |
| originalLabel | Candid Records ⓘ |
| partOf |
We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite
ⓘ
linked to:
We Insist! Freedom Now Suite
|
| politicalOrientation | politically charged ⓘ |
| recordingArtist |
Abbey Lincoln
ⓘ
Max Roach ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| subgenre | hard bop ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
physical punishment of enslaved people
ⓘ
slave driver–enslaved person relationship ⓘ |
| theme |
racial oppression
ⓘ
slavery in the United States ⓘ violence of slave drivers ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 5/4 time ⓘ |
| vocalist | Abbey Lincoln ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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