Manhattan Transfer
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Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal jazz group renowned for its intricate harmonies, genre-blending arrangements, and influential contributions to contemporary jazz and pop vocal music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manhattan Transfer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6428850 — 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: Manhattan Transfer Context triple: [Watermelon Man, notableCoverArtist, Manhattan Transfer]
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A.
Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer is a modernist novel by John Dos Passos that portrays the fragmented, fast-paced life of early 20th-century New York City through a collage-like narrative style.
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B.
La Séptima Avenida
La Séptima Avenida is the Spanish name commonly used to refer to Seventh Avenue, a major thoroughfare and cultural landmark in New York City.
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C.
The House on 92nd Street
The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 American film noir spy thriller noted for its semi-documentary style and use of FBI cooperation and real locations.
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D.
Manhattan in Reverse
"Manhattan in Reverse" is a science fiction short story collection by British author Peter F. Hamilton, featuring tales set in some of his established universes as well as standalone works.
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E.
Maid in Manhattan
Maid in Manhattan is a 2002 romantic comedy film in which Jennifer Lopez stars as a hotel maid who unexpectedly falls in love with a wealthy politician.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manhattan Transfer Target entity description: Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal jazz group renowned for its intricate harmonies, genre-blending arrangements, and influential contributions to contemporary jazz and pop vocal music.
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A.
Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer is a modernist novel by John Dos Passos that portrays the fragmented, fast-paced life of early 20th-century New York City through a collage-like narrative style.
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B.
La Séptima Avenida
La Séptima Avenida is the Spanish name commonly used to refer to Seventh Avenue, a major thoroughfare and cultural landmark in New York City.
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C.
The House on 92nd Street
The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 American film noir spy thriller noted for its semi-documentary style and use of FBI cooperation and real locations.
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D.
Manhattan in Reverse
"Manhattan in Reverse" is a science fiction short story collection by British author Peter F. Hamilton, featuring tales set in some of his established universes as well as standalone works.
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E.
Maid in Manhattan
Maid in Manhattan is a 2002 romantic comedy film in which Jennifer Lopez stars as a hotel maid who unexpectedly falls in love with a wealthy politician.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | vocal group ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1969 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| formedIn | 1969 ⓘ |
| formedInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Tim Hauser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
a cappella
ⓘ
contemporary jazz ⓘ doo-wop ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop ⓘ swing ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary a cappella groups
ⓘ
vocal jazz ensembles ⓘ |
| knownForAlbum |
Extensions
NERFINISHED
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Mecca for Moderns NERFINISHED ⓘ The Manhattan Transfer (1975 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vocalese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownForSong |
Birdland
NERFINISHED
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Operator NERFINISHED ⓘ Route 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boy from New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| member |
Alan Paul
NERFINISHED
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Cheryl Bentyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Janis Siegel NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurel Massé NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Hauser NERFINISHED ⓘ Trist Curless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first group to win Grammy Awards in both pop and jazz categories in the same year ⓘ |
| notableFor |
genre-blending arrangements
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influence on contemporary vocal jazz ⓘ intricate vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| originalMember |
Alan Paul
NERFINISHED
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Janis Siegel NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurel Massé NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Hauser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Capitol Records ⓘ |
| replacedMember | Cheryl Bentyne replaced Laurel Massé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
complex vocal arrangements
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scat singing ⓘ tight four-part harmonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Manhattan Transfer Description of subject: Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal jazz group renowned for its intricate harmonies, genre-blending arrangements, and influential contributions to contemporary jazz and pop vocal music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.