Empyrean Isles
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Empyrean Isles is a 1964 jazz album by pianist Herbie Hancock, celebrated for its innovative post-bop compositions and featuring the classic track "Cantaloupe Island."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Empyrean Isles canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1070997 — 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: Empyrean Isles Context triple: [Herbie Hancock, notableWork, Empyrean Isles]
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A.
Ralik Chain
The Ralik Chain is a western chain of coral atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean that forms part of the Marshall Islands archipelago.
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B.
Scheria
Scheria is the mythical island kingdom of the Phaeacians in Homer’s Odyssey, renowned as the last hospitable stop on Odysseus’s journey home.
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C.
Lealholm
Lealholm is a small rural village in North Yorkshire, England, known for its picturesque setting in the Esk Valley within the North York Moors National Park.
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D.
Terrigal
Terrigal is a popular coastal town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its surf beaches, scenic headlands, and vibrant holiday atmosphere.
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E.
Ritchie’s Archipelago
Ritchie’s Archipelago is a group of small, largely forested islands in the Bay of Bengal known for their rich marine biodiversity, coral reefs, and inclusion within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ protected natural areas.
- 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: Empyrean Isles Target entity description: Empyrean Isles is a 1964 jazz album by pianist Herbie Hancock, celebrated for its innovative post-bop compositions and featuring the classic track "Cantaloupe Island."
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A.
Ralik Chain
The Ralik Chain is a western chain of coral atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean that forms part of the Marshall Islands archipelago.
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B.
Scheria
Scheria is the mythical island kingdom of the Phaeacians in Homer’s Odyssey, renowned as the last hospitable stop on Odysseus’s journey home.
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C.
Lealholm
Lealholm is a small rural village in North Yorkshire, England, known for its picturesque setting in the Esk Valley within the North York Moors National Park.
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D.
Terrigal
Terrigal is a popular coastal town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its surf beaches, scenic headlands, and vibrant holiday atmosphere.
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E.
Ritchie’s Archipelago
Ritchie’s Archipelago is a group of small, largely forested islands in the Bay of Bengal known for their rich marine biodiversity, coral reefs, and inclusion within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ protected natural areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz album
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post-bop album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Herbie Hancock ⓘ |
| chronologyNextTitle | Maiden Voyage ⓘ |
| chronologyPreviousTitle | Inventions and Dimensions ⓘ |
| composer | Herbie Hancock ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ensembleType | quartet ⓘ |
| era | 1960s jazz ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ post-bop ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Empyrean Isles album cover ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | classic post-bop album ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Cantaloupe Island
ⓘ
Oliloqui Valley ⓘ One Finger Snap ⓘ The Egg ⓘ |
| hasTrackLength |
Cantaloupe Island – approximately 5 minutes 30 seconds
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Oliloqui Valley – approximately 8 minutes 30 seconds ⓘ One Finger Snap – approximately 7 minutes 20 seconds ⓘ The Egg – approximately 13 minutes ⓘ |
| influencedArtist | Us3 ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | acid jazz ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber |
Blue Note Records
ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Note BLP 4175
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| labelImprint |
Blue Note Records
ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Note
|
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableTrack | Cantaloupe Island ⓘ |
| originalFormat | LP record ⓘ |
| partOf |
Herbie Hancock
ⓘ
surface form:
Herbie Hancock discography
|
| performer |
Freddie Hubbard
ⓘ
Herbie Hancock ⓘ Ron Carter ⓘ Tony Williams ⓘ |
| performerInstrument |
Freddie Hubbard – cornet
ⓘ
Herbie Hancock – piano ⓘ Ron Carter – bass ⓘ Tony Williams – drums ⓘ |
| producer | Alfred Lion ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Van Gelder Studio
ⓘ
surface form:
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
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| recordingEngineer | Rudy Van Gelder ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Blue Note Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| style | small-group jazz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Empyrean Isles Description of subject: Empyrean Isles is a 1964 jazz album by pianist Herbie Hancock, celebrated for its innovative post-bop compositions and featuring the classic track "Cantaloupe Island."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Herbie Hancock