Triple

T21004559
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Almo Sounds E517380 entity
Predicate distributes P1951 FINISHED
Object Herb Alpert (albums)
Herb Alpert (albums) refers to the body of recorded music releases by American trumpeter, bandleader, and A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert, spanning his solo work and collaborations across jazz, pop, and Latin-influenced styles.
 E129258 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: Herb Alpert (albums) | Statement: [Almo Sounds, distributes, Herb Alpert (albums)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Herb Alpert (albums)
Context triple: [Almo Sounds, distributes, Herb Alpert (albums)]
  • A. Herb Alpert
    Herb Alpert is an American trumpeter, bandleader, and co-founder of A&M Records, best known for his work with the Tijuana Brass and his influential contributions to pop and jazz music.
  • B. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
    Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was a popular 1960s American instrumental pop and jazz ensemble known for its distinctive brass-driven sound and hit albums like "Whipped Cream & Other Delights."
  • C. Fandango (Herb Alpert album)
    Fandango is a 1982 Latin-influenced jazz and pop album by trumpeter Herb Alpert, noted for its polished production and collaboration with Mexican musicians.
  • D. Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
    Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 is the breakthrough 1966 album by Brazilian bandleader Sergio Mendes and his group Brasil '66, blending bossa nova, jazz, and pop to achieve international success.
  • E. Burt Bacharach–Hal David songbook
    The Burt Bacharach–Hal David songbook is the celebrated body of popular songs created by composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David, known for their sophisticated melodies and emotionally resonant lyrics that shaped 1960s and 1970s pop music.
  • 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: Herb Alpert (albums)
Triple: [Almo Sounds, distributes, Herb Alpert (albums)]
Generated description
Herb Alpert (albums) refers to the body of recorded music releases by American trumpeter, bandleader, and A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert, spanning his solo work and collaborations across jazz, pop, and Latin-influenced styles.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Herb Alpert (albums)
Target entity description: Herb Alpert (albums) refers to the body of recorded music releases by American trumpeter, bandleader, and A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert, spanning his solo work and collaborations across jazz, pop, and Latin-influenced styles.
  • A. Herb Alpert chosen
    Herb Alpert is an American trumpeter, bandleader, and co-founder of A&M Records, best known for his work with the Tijuana Brass and his influential contributions to pop and jazz music.
  • B. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
    Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was a popular 1960s American instrumental pop and jazz ensemble known for its distinctive brass-driven sound and hit albums like "Whipped Cream & Other Delights."
  • C. Fandango (Herb Alpert album)
    Fandango is a 1982 Latin-influenced jazz and pop album by trumpeter Herb Alpert, noted for its polished production and collaboration with Mexican musicians.
  • D. Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
    Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 is the breakthrough 1966 album by Brazilian bandleader Sergio Mendes and his group Brasil '66, blending bossa nova, jazz, and pop to achieve international success.
  • E. Burt Bacharach–Hal David songbook
    The Burt Bacharach–Hal David songbook is the celebrated body of popular songs created by composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David, known for their sophisticated melodies and emotionally resonant lyrics that shaped 1960s and 1970s pop music.
  • F. None of above.

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_69e0b50192308190a284fcc89dd23a49 completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6fc3b25ec8190aa4530d1f0bb2b9e completed April 21, 2026, 4:25 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a093b580244819081930a1ab0a78f72 completed May 17, 2026, 3:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09403c9bac81908f15cea8b0b44239 completed May 17, 2026, 4:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0940b7e9e081908853730ea291605d completed May 17, 2026, 4:14 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 1:52 p.m.