Discover America
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Discover America is a 1972 studio album by Van Dyke Parks that blends calypso, Americana, and orchestral pop into an idiosyncratic exploration of Caribbean and American musical traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Discover America canonical | 4 |
| followedBy: Discover America | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T590013 — 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: Discover America Context triple: [Van Dyke Parks, notableWork, Discover America]
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A.
voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas
The voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas were a series of late 15th-century transatlantic expeditions that initiated sustained European exploration and colonization of the Western Hemisphere.
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B.
World Discovery
World Discovery is a themed land in EPCOT at Walt Disney World focused on science, technology, and futuristic exploration attractions.
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C.
The American Adventure
The American Adventure is a patriotic pavilion and audio-animatronic stage show at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that chronicles key moments in United States history.
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D.
America America
America America is a 1963 drama film written and directed by Elia Kazan, depicting a young Greek man's arduous journey from the Ottoman Empire to pursue a new life in the United States.
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E.
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent is Alexander von Humboldt’s monumental multi-volume scientific and travel narrative documenting his explorations in the Americas and laying foundations for modern biogeography and ecology.
- 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: Discover America Target entity description: Discover America is a 1972 studio album by Van Dyke Parks that blends calypso, Americana, and orchestral pop into an idiosyncratic exploration of Caribbean and American musical traditions.
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A.
voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas
The voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas were a series of late 15th-century transatlantic expeditions that initiated sustained European exploration and colonization of the Western Hemisphere.
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B.
World Discovery
World Discovery is a themed land in EPCOT at Walt Disney World focused on science, technology, and futuristic exploration attractions.
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C.
The American Adventure
The American Adventure is a patriotic pavilion and audio-animatronic stage show at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that chronicles key moments in United States history.
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D.
America America
America America is a 1963 drama film written and directed by Elia Kazan, depicting a young Greek man's arduous journey from the Ottoman Empire to pursue a new life in the United States.
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E.
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent is Alexander von Humboldt’s monumental multi-volume scientific and travel narrative documenting his explorations in the Americas and laying foundations for modern biogeography and ecology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Van Dyke Parks ⓘ |
| composer | Van Dyke Parks ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
acclaimed for inventive arrangements
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cult classic ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
American popular music history
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cultural exchange between Caribbean and American music ⓘ reinterpretation of calypso standards ⓘ |
| features |
cover versions of calypso songs
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reinterpretations of American standards ⓘ |
| followedBy | Clang of the Yankee Reaper ⓘ |
| follows | Song Cycle ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
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Caribbean music ⓘ baroque pop ⓘ calypso ⓘ orchestral pop ⓘ |
| hasCatalogNumber | BS 2589 ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Dean Torrence ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 32 minutes ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
fusion of calypso and American pop
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idiosyncratic pop arrangement ⓘ orchestral arrangements ⓘ |
| hasPart | track ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasType | concept album ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American popular song
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Trinidadian calypso ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American musical traditions
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Caribbean musical traditions ⓘ |
| mediaType |
compact disc
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digital album ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Van Dyke Parks ⓘ |
| partOf | Van Dyke Parks discography ⓘ |
| performer | Van Dyke Parks ⓘ |
| producer | Van Dyke Parks ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1971 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | LP ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Discover America Description of subject: Discover America is a 1972 studio album by Van Dyke Parks that blends calypso, Americana, and orchestral pop into an idiosyncratic exploration of Caribbean and American musical traditions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Van Dyke Parks
subject surface form:
Song Cycle
this entity surface form:
followedBy: Discover America