Meditations
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Meditations is a landmark free jazz album by John Coltrane, renowned for its intense spiritual exploration and avant-garde improvisation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meditations canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meditations Context triple: [Impulse! Records, notableRelease, Meditations]
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A.
Meditations
Meditations is a series of personal writings by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius that articulate key principles of Stoic philosophy and self-discipline.
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B.
The Meditations
The Meditations are a Jamaican reggae vocal trio known for their roots harmonies and influential contributions to 1970s and 1980s reggae music.
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C.
The Consolation of Philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy is a 6th-century philosophical dialogue by Boethius that explores fate, free will, and the nature of happiness through a conversation between the author and Lady Philosophy.
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D.
the Enchiridion
The Enchiridion is a powerful, ancient magical book in Adventure Time that serves as a key artifact tied to great heroes and dark forces like the Lich.
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E.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
- 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: Meditations Target entity description: Meditations is a landmark free jazz album by John Coltrane, renowned for its intense spiritual exploration and avant-garde improvisation.
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A.
Meditations
Meditations is a series of personal writings by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius that articulate key principles of Stoic philosophy and self-discipline.
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B.
The Meditations
The Meditations are a Jamaican reggae vocal trio known for their roots harmonies and influential contributions to 1970s and 1980s reggae music.
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C.
The Consolation of Philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy is a 6th-century philosophical dialogue by Boethius that explores fate, free will, and the nature of happiness through a conversation between the author and Lady Philosophy.
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D.
the Enchiridion
The Enchiridion is a powerful, ancient magical book in Adventure Time that serves as a key artifact tied to great heroes and dark forces like the Lich.
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E.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyFollowedBy | Expression ⓘ |
| chronologyPrecededBy | Kulu Sé Mama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresMusician |
Elvin Jones
NERFINISHED
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Jimmy Garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ McCoy Tyner NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharoah Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashied Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde jazz
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free jazz ⓘ spiritual jazz ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation |
key work of late-period John Coltrane
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landmark free jazz recording ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Compassion
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Consequences ⓘ Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Serenity NERFINISHED ⓘ The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentationIncludes |
bass
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drums ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ soprano saxophone ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| length | approximately 43 minutes ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
spirituality
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transcendence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
avant-garde compositional approach
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extended collective improvisation ⓘ intense spiritual exploration ⓘ |
| partOf | John Coltrane discography ⓘ |
| performer | John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Thiele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedForLabel | Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1965-11-23 ⓘ |
| recordingLocation |
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Van Gelder Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Impulse!
NERFINISHED
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Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
dense harmonic textures
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extended saxophone solos ⓘ high-energy ensemble interplay ⓘ polyrhythmic drumming ⓘ |
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