Cantaloupe Island

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Cantaloupe Island is a classic 1964 jazz composition by Herbie Hancock, known for its memorable piano riff and influential role in the development of modal and post-bop jazz.

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Cantaloupe Island canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf instrumental ⓘ
jazz composition ⓘ
associatedAct Freddie Hubbard ⓘ
Ron Carter ⓘ
Tony Williams ⓘ
composer Herbie Hancock ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coveredBy Us3 ⓘ
decadeOfRelease 1960s ⓘ
featuredMusician Herbie Hancock ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
modal jazz ⓘ
post-bop ⓘ
hasCoverVersion “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” ⓘ
hasForm AABA-like song form ⓘ
hasTitleWordplay reference to “cantaloupe” fruit ⓘ
influentialIn development of modal jazz ⓘ
development of post-bop jazz ⓘ
inMusicGuide jazz standard lists ⓘ
instrumentationFeature piano ⓘ
isPartOf Herbie Hancock discography ⓘ
linked to: Herbie Hancock
key F minor ⓘ
labelCatalogNumber Blue Note BST 84175 (album Empyrean Isles) ⓘ
language instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ
length about 5 minutes ⓘ
notableFeature memorable piano riff ⓘ
notableFor frequent use in jazz education ⓘ
fusion of hard bop and modal elements ⓘ
originalAlbum Empyrean Isles ⓘ
originalPersonnel Freddie Hubbard – cornet ⓘ
linked to: Freddie Hubbard

Herbie Hancock – piano ⓘ
Ron Carter – bass ⓘ
Tony Williams – drums ⓘ
linked to: Tony Williams
producer Alfred Lion ⓘ
recordingArtist Herbie Hancock ⓘ
recordingDate 1964-06-17 ⓘ
recordingLocation Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey ⓘ
recordingStudio Van Gelder Studio ⓘ
recordLabel Blue Note Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1964 ⓘ
sampledIn “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” ⓘ
standardIn jazz repertoire ⓘ
styleCharacteristic blues-inflected melody ⓘ
funk-influenced groove ⓘ
vamp-based harmony ⓘ
tempo medium tempo ⓘ
timeSignature 4/4 ⓘ

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Herbie Hancock → notableWork → Cantaloupe Island ⓘ
Empyrean Isles → hasTrack → Cantaloupe Island ⓘ
Empyrean Isles → notableTrack → Cantaloupe Island ⓘ
Herbie Hancock → notableWork → Cantaloupe Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Herbert Jeffrey Hancock