Larry Clinton and His Orchestra
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Larry Clinton and His Orchestra was a popular American swing-era big band known for its sophisticated arrangements and hit recordings in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larry Clinton and His Orchestra canonical | 4 |
| Larry Clinton Orchestra | 1 |
| Larry Clinton and his Orchestra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11519181 — 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: Larry Clinton and His Orchestra Context triple: [Larry Clinton, led, Larry Clinton and His Orchestra]
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A.
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s–1930s known for its sophisticated arrangements and polished performances of contemporary popular music.
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B.
Les Brown and His Orchestra
Les Brown and His Orchestra was a popular American big band led by saxophonist and bandleader Les Brown, best known for its swing-era recordings and long association with singer Doris Day.
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C.
Charlie Barnet Orchestra
The Charlie Barnet Orchestra was a prominent American big band led by saxophonist Charlie Barnet, known for its swinging jazz style and for featuring many notable musicians during the big band era.
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D.
Harry Reser and His Band
Harry Reser and His Band was a popular 1930s American dance orchestra led by banjo virtuoso Harry Reser, known for its lively jazz and novelty recordings.
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E.
Joe Scott's orchestra
Joe Scott's orchestra was the jazz- and blues-infused big band ensemble led by arranger Joe Scott that backed Bobby "Blue" Bland on many of his classic recordings.
- 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: Larry Clinton and His Orchestra Target entity description: Larry Clinton and His Orchestra was a popular American swing-era big band known for its sophisticated arrangements and hit recordings in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
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A.
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra was a popular American dance band of the 1920s–1930s known for its sophisticated arrangements and polished performances of contemporary popular music.
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B.
Les Brown and His Orchestra
Les Brown and His Orchestra was a popular American big band led by saxophonist and bandleader Les Brown, best known for its swing-era recordings and long association with singer Doris Day.
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C.
Charlie Barnet Orchestra
The Charlie Barnet Orchestra was a prominent American big band led by saxophonist Charlie Barnet, known for its swinging jazz style and for featuring many notable musicians during the big band era.
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D.
Harry Reser and His Band
Harry Reser and His Band was a popular 1930s American dance orchestra led by banjo virtuoso Harry Reser, known for its lively jazz and novelty recordings.
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E.
Joe Scott's orchestra
Joe Scott's orchestra was the jazz- and blues-infused big band ensemble led by arranger Joe Scott that backed Bobby "Blue" Bland on many of his classic recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band
ⓘ
musical ensemble ⓘ swing band ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | early 1940s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | late 1930s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Larry Clinton Orchestra
ⓘ
linked to:
Larry Clinton and His Orchestra
|
| associatedWithEra | swing era ⓘ |
| audience | American popular music listeners ⓘ |
| bandLeader | Larry Clinton ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
big band jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasLeaderRole | trumpeter-arranger Larry Clinton ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary swing bands ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hit recordings in the early 1940s
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hit recordings in the late 1930s ⓘ sophisticated arrangements ⓘ |
| partOf | American popular music history ⓘ |
| performedAt |
ballrooms
ⓘ
dance halls ⓘ |
| primaryActivity | dance music performance ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
emphasis on melody
ⓘ
refined arrangements ⓘ smooth ensemble sound ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
brass section
ⓘ
reed section ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Larry Clinton and His Orchestra Description of subject: Larry Clinton and His Orchestra was a popular American swing-era big band known for its sophisticated arrangements and hit recordings in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Larry Clinton and His Orchestra
linked to: Larry Clinton and His Orchestra