The Blues Project
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The Blues Project was an influential 1960s American band that blended blues, rock, folk, and jazz, and helped pioneer the psychedelic and progressive rock scenes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Blues Project canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5367925 — 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: The Blues Project Context triple: [Al Kooper, associatedAct, The Blues Project]
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A.
The Beatniks
The Beatniks is a 1960 American exploitation drama film that follows a small-time crook’s brief rise to nightclub stardom and moral downfall amid beat-era culture.
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B.
The Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal group renowned for its intricate harmonies and jazz-influenced pop arrangements, active since the 1970s.
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C.
Astral Weeks
Astral Weeks is a critically acclaimed 1968 album by Van Morrison that blends folk, jazz, and soul into a poetic, improvisational song cycle often hailed as one of the greatest records in popular music history.
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D.
Big Star
Big Star was an American power pop band from the early 1970s, acclaimed for its melodic songwriting and enduring influence on alternative and indie rock.
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E.
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was a pioneering American rock band from the 1960s known for its experimental sound, avant-garde sensibilities, and profound influence on punk, alternative, and indie music.
- 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: The Blues Project Target entity description: The Blues Project was an influential 1960s American band that blended blues, rock, folk, and jazz, and helped pioneer the psychedelic and progressive rock scenes.
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A.
The Beatniks
The Beatniks is a 1960 American exploitation drama film that follows a small-time crook’s brief rise to nightclub stardom and moral downfall amid beat-era culture.
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B.
The Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal group renowned for its intricate harmonies and jazz-influenced pop arrangements, active since the 1970s.
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C.
Astral Weeks
Astral Weeks is a critically acclaimed 1968 album by Van Morrison that blends folk, jazz, and soul into a poetic, improvisational song cycle often hailed as one of the greatest records in popular music history.
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D.
Big Star
Big Star was an American power pop band from the early 1970s, acclaimed for its melodic songwriting and enduring influence on alternative and indie rock.
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E.
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was a pioneering American rock band from the 1960s known for its experimental sound, avant-garde sensibilities, and profound influence on punk, alternative, and indie music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues rock band
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rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEndYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Blood, Sweat & Tears
NERFINISHED
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Seatrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 1960s American rock scene ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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blues rock ⓘ folk rock ⓘ jazz rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
progressive rock
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psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ flute ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| movement | 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| notability |
pioneered elements of progressive rock
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pioneered elements of psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Al Kooper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andy Kulberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Danny Kalb NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Blumenfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMemberRole |
Al Kooper – keyboards and vocals
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Andy Kulberg – bass and flute ⓘ Danny Kalb – guitar and vocals ⓘ Roy Blumenfeld – drums ⓘ Steve Katz – guitar and vocals ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Flute Thing
NERFINISHED
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I Can’t Keep From Crying NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Trains Running NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Live at The Cafe Au Go Go
NERFINISHED
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Projections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceVenue | Cafe Au Go Go NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Verve Folkways
NERFINISHED
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Verve Forecast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic | blend of blues, rock, folk, and jazz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Blues Project Description of subject: The Blues Project was an influential 1960s American band that blended blues, rock, folk, and jazz, and helped pioneer the psychedelic and progressive rock scenes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.