Walter Benton
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Walter Benton was an American jazz tenor saxophonist active in the 1950s and 1960s, known for his work in hard bop and collaborations with prominent bandleaders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Benton canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8212197 — 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: Walter Benton Context triple: [We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, performer, Walter Benton]
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A.
Walter Catlett
Walter Catlett was an American character actor and comedian known for his scene-stealing comic roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Walter Barnette
Walter Barnette was a Jehovah’s Witness student whose refusal to salute the American flag led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, which affirmed students’ First Amendment rights in public schools.
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C.
George Ault
George Ault was an American painter known for his haunting, meticulously structured depictions of urban and rural scenes that exemplify the Precisionist style of early 20th-century art.
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D.
Walter Frederick Gale
Walter Frederick Gale was an Australian amateur astronomer known for his observations of Mars and the discovery of several southern hemisphere nebulae and star clusters.
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E.
Sterling Clark
Sterling Clark was an American art collector and philanthropist best known for founding the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
- 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: Walter Benton Target entity description: Walter Benton was an American jazz tenor saxophonist active in the 1950s and 1960s, known for his work in hard bop and collaborations with prominent bandleaders.
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A.
Walter Catlett
Walter Catlett was an American character actor and comedian known for his scene-stealing comic roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Walter Barnette
Walter Barnette was a Jehovah’s Witness student whose refusal to salute the American flag led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, which affirmed students’ First Amendment rights in public schools.
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C.
George Ault
George Ault was an American painter known for his haunting, meticulously structured depictions of urban and rural scenes that exemplify the Precisionist style of early 20th-century art.
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D.
Walter Frederick Gale
Walter Frederick Gale was an Australian amateur astronomer known for his observations of Mars and the discovery of several southern hemisphere nebulae and star clusters.
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E.
Sterling Clark
Sterling Clark was an American art collector and philanthropist best known for founding the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Clifford Brown
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Elvin Jones ⓘ Freddie Hubbard ⓘ Gerald Wilson ⓘ Max Roach ⓘ Paul Chambers ⓘ Perez Prado ⓘ
linked to:
Dámaso Pérez Prado
Quincy Jones ⓘ Red Norvo ⓘ Wynton Kelly ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
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jazz ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with prominent jazz bandleaders in the 1950s and 1960s
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work in the hard bop idiom ⓘ |
| notableWork | Out of This World ⓘ |
| occupation |
jazz saxophonist
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musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Jazzland Records ⓘ |
| roleInWork | leader on the album "Out of This World" ⓘ |
| style | hard bop tenor saxophone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Walter Benton Description of subject: Walter Benton was an American jazz tenor saxophonist active in the 1950s and 1960s, known for his work in hard bop and collaborations with prominent bandleaders.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.