Cantaloupe Island
| "Cantaloupe Island" | |
|---|---|
| Single by El Chicano | |
| from the album 'Viva Tirado' | |
| Released | 1970 |
| Format | Album |
| Recorded | 1970 |
| Genre | Jazz/Rock/Latin Rock |
| Length | 6:05 |
| Label | Kapp MCA |
| Writer(s) | Herbie Hancock |
"Cantaloupe Island" is a jazz standard composed by Herbie Hancock and recorded on his 1964 album Empyrean Isles.[1] during his early years as one of the members of Miles Davis '60s quintet. It is one of the very first examples of a modal jazz composition set to a funky beat.[citation needed]
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[edit] Covers
[edit] El Chicano
El Chicano covered "Cantaloupe Island" on their 1970 album titled Viva Tirado. The song was one of nine songs released on this initial album, which included the number one hit "Viva Tirado".
[edit] Other samples and covers
The song was sampled by the group Us3 on their song "Cantaloop", and has been used as bumper music on National Public Radio. Versions have been recorded by many artists, including Pat Metheny, Jean-Luc Ponty, Tanghetto, Jack DeJohnette, Yonderboi and Milton Nascimento.
[edit] Awards
"Cantaloupe Island" was recently named #19 in the Jazz24.org list of 100 quintessential jazz songs of all time.[2]Donald Byrd
[edit] References
- ^ Ouellette, Dan (2005). Hancock goes beyond Jazz. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. pp. 43. ISSN 0006-2510. http://books.google.cz/books?id=-BIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43&dq=cantaloupe+island&hl=cs&ei=y8XGTphl0drxA6OhoW4&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-preview-link&resnum=1&ved=0CC4QuwUwADgU#v=onepage&q=cantaloupe%20island&f=false.
- ^ The Jazz 100
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