Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
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Flight of the Cosmic Hippo is a genre-blending jazz-fusion album by banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, known for its innovative use of the banjo in contemporary instrumental music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flight of the Cosmic Hippo canonical | 3 |
| “Flight of the Cosmic Hippo” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7728731 — 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: Flight of the Cosmic Hippo Context triple: [Béla Fleck, notableWork, Flight of the Cosmic Hippo]
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A.
Cosmic Slop
Cosmic Slop is a 1994 HBO anthology film blending science fiction and social commentary, produced by Reginald Hudlin and based on the music of Parliament-Funkadelic.
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B.
Hare-Way to the Stars
Hare-Way to the Stars is a 1958 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short featuring Bugs Bunny in a sci-fi comedy adventure with Marvin the Martian.
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C.
Daisies of the Galaxy
Daisies of the Galaxy is a 2000 indie rock album by Eels known for its melodic, introspective songs and the hit single "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues."
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D.
The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce is a 2004 crime-comedy film based on an Elmore Leonard novel, starring Owen Wilson as a small-time crook drawn into a laid-back Hawaiian caper.
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E.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
- 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: Flight of the Cosmic Hippo Target entity description: Flight of the Cosmic Hippo is a genre-blending jazz-fusion album by banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, known for its innovative use of the banjo in contemporary instrumental music.
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A.
Cosmic Slop
Cosmic Slop is a 1994 HBO anthology film blending science fiction and social commentary, produced by Reginald Hudlin and based on the music of Parliament-Funkadelic.
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B.
Hare-Way to the Stars
Hare-Way to the Stars is a 1958 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short featuring Bugs Bunny in a sci-fi comedy adventure with Marvin the Martian.
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C.
Daisies of the Galaxy
Daisies of the Galaxy is a 2000 indie rock album by Eels known for its melodic, introspective songs and the hit single "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues."
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D.
The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce is a 2004 crime-comedy film based on an Elmore Leonard novel, starring Owen Wilson as a small-time crook drawn into a laid-back Hawaiian caper.
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E.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance ⓘ |
| chronology | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones albums ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresBandMember |
Béla Fleck
ⓘ
Future Man ⓘ Howard Levy ⓘ Victor Wooten ⓘ |
| followedBy | UFO Tofu ⓘ |
| follows | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones ⓘ |
| format |
CD
ⓘ
cassette ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary instrumental music
ⓘ
jazz fusion ⓘ progressive bluegrass ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionOf |
“The Star Spangled Banner”
ⓘ
linked to:
The Star-Spangled Banner
|
| hasPart |
“Flight of the Cosmic Hippo”
ⓘ
linked to:
Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
“Flying Saucer Dudes” ⓘ “Jekyll and Hyde (and Ted and Alice)” ⓘ “Sex in a Pan” ⓘ “Star Spangled Banner” ⓘ
linked to:
The Star-Spangled Banner
“The Longing” ⓘ
linked to:
The Longing
“The Message” ⓘ “The Star Spangled Banner” arrangement ⓘ “The West County” ⓘ “Turtle Rock” ⓘ “Vix 9” ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
complex time signatures
ⓘ
fusion of jazz, bluegrass, and funk ⓘ improvisation-heavy arrangements ⓘ |
| instrumentFeatured |
banjo
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ harmonica ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mainPerformer | Béla Fleck ⓘ |
| notableFor |
genre-blending jazz fusion style
ⓘ
innovative use of the banjo in contemporary instrumental music ⓘ |
| performer | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones ⓘ |
| producer |
Béla Fleck
ⓘ
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flight of the Cosmic Hippo Description of subject: Flight of the Cosmic Hippo is a genre-blending jazz-fusion album by banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, known for its innovative use of the banjo in contemporary instrumental music.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Flight of the Cosmic Hippo