Jacksonstat wrote:


C'mon, you chould wear blue velvet pants with avocado green loafers. I'll get the martinis ready. I guess I'll also get fired from work for drinking on the job.

Kevstar wrote:

Don't own a blue velvet suit, being a girl and all, but I'm down for the martini. Make mine dirty with extra olives.

Bust out the blue velvet suit, relax, sip a martini.

wbl wrote:
I think it's because the bass lines are very similar. They could be based on the same chords but it's hard to tell without playing them consecutively...

wbl wrote:

Actaully, when i first hear this, i thought it was as well!

lizardman_tcs wrote:
It's the chord progressions, I believe.

wbl wrote:

I give up. Why?

Euphemism wrote:
I don't know if I'd say "pilfered". Jazz artists have been "borrowing" licks from other songs since it's inception. How many times do you hear nursery rhyme song snippets used in jazz solos?

The Us 3 album is really pretty decent. There's more than Cantaloop that's worth listening to. And I love the authentic opening intro "Ladies and Gentlemen, as you know, we have something special down here at Birdland tonight, a recording for Blue Note records."

bindi wrote:

I'm not absolutely certain NPR uses this particular version, but Latin jazz giant Mongo Santamaria does a well-known cover of "Cantaloupe Island" that might be what you're thinking of.

Love it! I have been trying to find the name of this tune for months - does anyone know who does the version they use on NPR?

wbl wrote:
Uh... maybe because you need to listen to a little more jazz so you have more to compare it to. The two songs have horns, piano, bass, and drums in common. That's about it.

Okay, I feel like a total fool... had no idea that this existed other than the sampling of it for Us3's "Cantaloop". Now the title of their song makes SO much more sense.

Why does this sound like "Take Five" to me?

Yugo Herbie.....

Smooth. All-out smooth.

What interests me about this song is the fact that the main piano riff is simple and devoid of any "jazzy rhythmic tricks" (syncopations, "swung" eighth notes, etc.) and still manages to sound jazzy just the same.

sqqqrly wrote:
Also check out the Roku SoundBridge.

But before you buy either, be sure to check out ALL of the features and compatibility with your current computer system and stereo.

Oh yeah - nice to hear some Herbie Hancock on RP too!

Aaaahhhh, yes. Always refreshing to hear the original.

Almost perfection.

Count me among those unaware US3 had pilfered this tune from Mr. Hancock.

QUITE enjoyable.

Love it! Perfect for keeping me going at work.

Like this jazz piece; dislike altering the posts of others.

catmaven wrote: fixed.

They play a version of this on NPR leading into a program - I always wondered what the name of it was - I really like it, though I prefer the "NPR" version.

Thanks for the variety!

surreal1221 wrote:

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Again with the awful, meandering horns--and these squeak! The piano plunks! This really can't call itself music! Whatever genre this is, I can really do without. Vexatious. I call it "tunefulphobic"!

I've heard this song many times and never knew it was called Cantaloupe Island. You learn something new every day.

Once I get my apartment here in a couple of months...because of RP...I will be investing in a way to play RP through the home stereo. . . lol. Partly because of this classic from Mr. Hancock. Lovin it!

physicsgenius wrote:
To quote Steely Dan: "The weekend at the college didn't turn out like you planned/The things that pass for knowledge I can't understand."

I certainly hope Dartmouth turns out more enlightened soul than you.

tg3k wrote:

HA! In mine it's biddy biddy bop!