Super Fly (arrangements for Curtis Mayfield)
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"Super Fly (arrangements for Curtis Mayfield)" is Johnny Pate’s acclaimed orchestral and production work on Curtis Mayfield’s landmark 1972 soul and funk film soundtrack, noted for its sophisticated, socially conscious sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Super Fly (arrangements for Curtis Mayfield) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9343901 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Super Fly (arrangements for Curtis Mayfield) Context triple: [Johnny Pate, notableWork, Super Fly (arrangements for Curtis Mayfield)]
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A.
The Soul Man
The Soul Man is an American television sitcom starring Cedric the Entertainer as a former R&B singer who becomes a preacher in his hometown church.
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B.
Lady Soul
Lady Soul is a 1968 studio album by Aretha Franklin, widely regarded as one of her greatest works and a landmark soul record.
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C.
Heart Full of Soul
"Heart Full of Soul" is a 1965 rock song by the Yardbirds, notable for its pioneering use of fuzz-toned guitar and its role in shaping early psychedelic and raga rock.
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D.
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions was a 1960s jug band from Palo Alto, California, best known as a precursor to the Grateful Dead and for featuring several of its future members.
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E.
Uptown Special
Uptown Special is a 2015 funk, soul, and pop-influenced studio album by producer Mark Ronson, best known for featuring the hit single "Uptown Funk" with Bruno Mars.
- 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: Super Fly (arrangements for Curtis Mayfield) Target entity description: "Super Fly (arrangements for Curtis Mayfield)" is Johnny Pate’s acclaimed orchestral and production work on Curtis Mayfield’s landmark 1972 soul and funk film soundtrack, noted for its sophisticated, socially conscious sound.
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A.
The Soul Man
The Soul Man is an American television sitcom starring Cedric the Entertainer as a former R&B singer who becomes a preacher in his hometown church.
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B.
Lady Soul
Lady Soul is a 1968 studio album by Aretha Franklin, widely regarded as one of her greatest works and a landmark soul record.
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C.
Heart Full of Soul
"Heart Full of Soul" is a 1965 rock song by the Yardbirds, notable for its pioneering use of fuzz-toned guitar and its role in shaping early psychedelic and raga rock.
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D.
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions was a 1960s jug band from Palo Alto, California, best known as a precursor to the Grateful Dead and for featuring several of its future members.
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E.
Uptown Special
Uptown Special is a 2015 funk, soul, and pop-influenced studio album by producer Mark Ronson, best known for featuring the hit single "Uptown Funk" with Bruno Mars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical arrangement
ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ production work ⓘ |
| arranger | Johnny Pate ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtistCareerPhase | early 1970s Curtis Mayfield solo era ⓘ |
| associatedWithFilm | Super Fly (1972 film) ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | blaxploitation cinema ⓘ |
| associatedWithYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| basedOn | songs written by Curtis Mayfield ⓘ |
| collaborator | Curtis Mayfield ⓘ |
| composer | Johnny Pate ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark soul and funk soundtrack arrangement ⓘ |
| featuresVocalsBy | Curtis Mayfield ⓘ |
| genre |
film soundtrack music
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funk ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
orchestral
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socially conscious ⓘ sophisticated ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
drug culture
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social commentary ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
1970s soul
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blaxploitation film soundtracks ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contribution to Curtis Mayfield’s Super Fly soundtrack
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influential orchestral soul-funk sound ⓘ |
| partOf |
Super Fly (soundtrack)
ⓘ
linked to:
Super Fly
|
| primaryArtist | Curtis Mayfield ⓘ |
| producer | Johnny Pate ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Curtom Records ⓘ |
| roleInWork | underscoring narrative of Super Fly film ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
horns
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rhythm section ⓘ strings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Super Fly (arrangements for Curtis Mayfield) Description of subject: "Super Fly (arrangements for Curtis Mayfield)" is Johnny Pate’s acclaimed orchestral and production work on Curtis Mayfield’s landmark 1972 soul and funk film soundtrack, noted for its sophisticated, socially conscious sound.
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