Manteca
E422658
"Manteca" is a groundbreaking 1947 Afro-Cuban jazz composition co-written by Dizzy Gillespie that became one of the first and most influential Latin jazz standards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manteca canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4227460 — 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: Manteca Context triple: [Dizzy Gillespie, notableWork, Manteca]
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A.
Manteca
Manteca is a city in California’s Central Valley known for its agricultural roots, suburban growth, and role as a commuter hub between the Bay Area and inland communities.
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B.
Manteigas
Manteigas is a small mountain town in central Portugal, known for its scenic location in the Serra da Estrela range and its natural landscapes.
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C.
Canela
Canela is a coastal rural municipality in Chile’s Coquimbo Region, known for its small agricultural communities and semi-arid landscapes.
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D.
Cáqueza
Cáqueza is a small municipality and town in the Andean region of central Colombia, known for its rural landscapes and proximity to Bogotá in the department of Cundinamarca.
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E.
Piñas
Piñas is a barrio (neighborhood or district) within the municipality of Dorado in Puerto Rico.
- 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: Manteca Target entity description: "Manteca" is a groundbreaking 1947 Afro-Cuban jazz composition co-written by Dizzy Gillespie that became one of the first and most influential Latin jazz standards.
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A.
Manteca
Manteca is a city in California’s Central Valley known for its agricultural roots, suburban growth, and role as a commuter hub between the Bay Area and inland communities.
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B.
Manteigas
Manteigas is a small mountain town in central Portugal, known for its scenic location in the Serra da Estrela range and its natural landscapes.
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C.
Canela
Canela is a coastal rural municipality in Chile’s Coquimbo Region, known for its small agricultural communities and semi-arid landscapes.
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D.
Cáqueza
Cáqueza is a small municipality and town in the Andean region of central Colombia, known for its rural landscapes and proximity to Bogotá in the department of Cundinamarca.
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E.
Piñas
Piñas is a barrio (neighborhood or district) within the municipality of Dorado in Puerto Rico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Cuban jazz standard
ⓘ
Latin jazz standard ⓘ jazz composition ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Chano Pozo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Gil Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Afro-Cuban jazz movement ⓘ |
| composer |
Chano Pozo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Gil Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
groundbreaking Afro-Cuban jazz composition
ⓘ
one of the first major Latin jazz standards ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceBy | Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecorded | 1947 ⓘ |
| form | big band arrangement ⓘ |
| genre |
Afro-Cuban jazz
ⓘ
Latin jazz ⓘ bebop ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Afro-Cuban rhythmic section
ⓘ
bebop horn lines ⓘ call-and-response section ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicBasis |
Afro-Cuban percussion patterns
ⓘ
Cuban clave ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
Afro-Cuban jazz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin jazz ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
congas ⓘ drums ⓘ other Latin percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone section ⓘ trombone section ⓘ trumpet section ⓘ |
| keyFeature |
complex horn arrangements
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syncopated bass line ⓘ use of Cuban rhythms in big band jazz ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early integration of Latin percussion in jazz big band
ⓘ
fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with bebop harmony ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Chano Pozo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Chano Pozo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie Big Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | lard ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1947 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manteca Description of subject: "Manteca" is a groundbreaking 1947 Afro-Cuban jazz composition co-written by Dizzy Gillespie that became one of the first and most influential Latin jazz standards.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Birks Gillespie