Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
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The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding contemporary instrumental albums across genres.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3905314 — 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: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Context triple: [Snarky Puppy, awardReceived, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album]
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A.
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding instrumental recordings in the pop genre.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in jazz instrumental album recordings.
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C.
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding original instrumental works, typically awarded to composers in genres such as jazz, classical, and film music.
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D.
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding instrumental rock recordings.
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E.
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album – Culcha Vulcha
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album – Culcha Vulcha is the Grammy-winning contemporary instrumental album by the jazz-fusion collective Snarky Puppy.
- 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: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Target entity description: The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding contemporary instrumental albums across genres.
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A.
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding instrumental recordings in the pop genre.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in jazz instrumental album recordings.
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C.
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding original instrumental works, typically awarded to composers in genres such as jazz, classical, and film music.
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D.
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance was a music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding instrumental rock recordings.
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E.
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album – Culcha Vulcha
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album – Culcha Vulcha is the Grammy-winning contemporary instrumental album by the jazz-fusion collective Snarky Puppy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grammy Award category
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music award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Best Contemporary Instrumental Album ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
contemporary instrumental music
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outstanding contemporary instrumental albums ⓘ |
| awardGivenTo |
artists
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engineers ⓘ mixers ⓘ producers ⓘ |
| categoryType | genre-crossing ⓘ |
| ceremonyFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| ceremonyLocationTypical | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibility | commercially released recordings ⓘ |
| excludesWorkType |
EP
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single ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 43rd Annual Grammy Awards ⓘ |
| formerName | Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album ⓘ |
| hasAwardedWorkType | album ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
nominations
ⓘ
winner ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.grammy.com ⓘ |
| inception | 2001 ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
R&B
ⓘ
electronic ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| medium | recorded music ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Booker T. Jones
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Fourplay ⓘ Jeff Lorber Fusion ⓘ
linked to:
Jeff Lorber
Larry Carlton ⓘ Pat Metheny ⓘ Snarky Puppy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer |
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
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linked to:
Recording Academy
|
| parentOrganization | Recording Academy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grammy Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award
|
| presentedBy |
The Recording Academy
ⓘ
linked to:
Recording Academy
|
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion |
artistic achievement
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overall excellence in the recording industry ⓘ technical proficiency ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by Recording Academy members ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Description of subject: The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album is a prestigious music industry honor presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding contemporary instrumental albums across genres.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
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awardNomination
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Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Sylva (with Metropole Orkest)
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awardReceived
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Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
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subject linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album – Culcha Vulcha
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
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formerName
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Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
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alsoKnownAs
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Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album