Triple

T11009240

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Dick Haymes	`E260202`	entity
Predicate	associatedAct	`P37`	FINISHED
Object	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra was a leading American big band of the swing era, led by trombonist Tommy Dorsey and known for its smooth, danceable arrangements and hit recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.	`E901976`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra | Statement: [Dick Haymes, associatedAct, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Context triple: [Dick Haymes, associatedAct, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra]

A. 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.
B. Jay McShann Orchestra
The Jay McShann Orchestra was a prominent Kansas City jazz big band led by pianist Jay McShann, noted for its blues-infused swing style and for launching the career of saxophonist Charlie Parker.
C. Chick Webb Orchestra
The Chick Webb Orchestra was a prominent American swing-era big band led by drummer Chick Webb, best known for launching the career of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.
D. Ray Noble and His Orchestra
Ray Noble and His Orchestra was a popular British dance band of the 1930s led by bandleader and composer Ray Noble, known for its sophisticated arrangements and influential recordings in the swing and big band era.
E. Harry James and His Orchestra
Harry James and His Orchestra was a prominent American big band led by trumpeter Harry James, known for its swing-era hits and featuring notable vocalists such as Frank Sinatra and Dick Haymes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Triple: [Dick Haymes, associatedAct, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra]

Generated description

Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra was a leading American big band of the swing era, led by trombonist Tommy Dorsey and known for its smooth, danceable arrangements and hit recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Target entity description: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra was a leading American big band of the swing era, led by trombonist Tommy Dorsey and known for its smooth, danceable arrangements and hit recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.

A. 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.
B. Jay McShann Orchestra
The Jay McShann Orchestra was a prominent Kansas City jazz big band led by pianist Jay McShann, noted for its blues-infused swing style and for launching the career of saxophonist Charlie Parker.
C. Chick Webb Orchestra
The Chick Webb Orchestra was a prominent American swing-era big band led by drummer Chick Webb, best known for launching the career of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.
D. Ray Noble and His Orchestra
Ray Noble and His Orchestra was a popular British dance band of the 1930s led by bandleader and composer Ray Noble, known for its sophisticated arrangements and influential recordings in the swing and big band era.
E. Harry James and His Orchestra
Harry James and His Orchestra was a prominent American big band led by trumpeter Harry James, known for its swing-era hits and featuring notable vocalists such as Frank Sinatra and Dick Haymes.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69d6aa9687448190b28d353b1b6a610e`	completed	April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69d7978810208190b8e2966ae67b6314`	completed	April 9, 2026, 12:11 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69e3a97587708190bf31976a3fbc1015`	completed	April 18, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69e3ad00b5c08190a7bf3ecbeae76d88`	completed	April 18, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69e3b1efe4a88190884eb5186954cf39`	completed	April 18, 2026, 4:31 p.m.

Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:25 p.m.