Extensions
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Extensions is a 1979 jazz vocal album by The Manhattan Transfer that is best known for its innovative arrangements and the hit single "Birdland."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Extensions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13524683 — 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: Extensions Context triple: [The Manhattan Transfer, notableAlbum, Extensions]
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A.
Extensions gallery
Extensions gallery is the section of the Safari web browser where users can discover, install, and manage browser add-ons to enhance functionality and customize their browsing experience.
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B.
Expansions
Expansions is a series of monumental polyurethane foam sculptures by French artist César Baldaccini that dramatically capture the moment of material expansion and solidification.
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C.
Extender
Extender is the NATO reporting name for the KC-10, a U.S. aerial refueling and transport aircraft derived from the DC-10 airliner.
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D.
Extension 765
Extension 765 is a film production company founded by director Steven Soderbergh, known for backing innovative and often independently minded projects.
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E.
Dimensions & Extensions
Dimensions & Extensions is a 1967 avant-garde jazz album by American saxophonist and composer Sam Rivers, noted for its adventurous compositions and innovative ensemble arrangements.
- 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: Extensions Target entity description: Extensions is a 1979 jazz vocal album by The Manhattan Transfer that is best known for its innovative arrangements and the hit single "Birdland."
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A.
Extensions gallery
Extensions gallery is the section of the Safari web browser where users can discover, install, and manage browser add-ons to enhance functionality and customize their browsing experience.
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B.
Expansions
Expansions is a series of monumental polyurethane foam sculptures by French artist César Baldaccini that dramatically capture the moment of material expansion and solidification.
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C.
Extender
Extender is the NATO reporting name for the KC-10, a U.S. aerial refueling and transport aircraft derived from the DC-10 airliner.
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D.
Extension 765
Extension 765 is a film production company founded by director Steven Soderbergh, known for backing innovative and often independently minded projects.
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E.
Dimensions & Extensions
Dimensions & Extensions is a 1967 avant-garde jazz album by American saxophonist and composer Sam Rivers, noted for its adventurous compositions and innovative ensemble arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | The Manhattan Transfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Arrangement for Voices
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Birdland (composition by Joe Zawinul) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | The Manhattan Transfer discography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed for innovative arrangements ⓘ |
| describedAs | innovative vocal jazz album ⓘ |
| features |
complex vocal arrangements
ⓘ
jazz fusion elements ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mecca for Moderns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Pastiche ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Extensions (The Manhattan Transfer album cover) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Birdland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Body and Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ Coo Coo U NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothin’ You Can Do About It NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaker Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone NERFINISHED ⓘ Wacky Dust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | music album ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | jazz vocal arrangements ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | hit single Birdland ⓘ |
| notableTrack | Birdland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Birdland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedOnFormat |
LP
ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | The Manhattan Transfer albums ⓘ |
| performer | The Manhattan Transfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jay Graydon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim Hauser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| title | Extensions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Extensions Description of subject: Extensions is a 1979 jazz vocal album by The Manhattan Transfer that is best known for its innovative arrangements and the hit single "Birdland."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.