Lionel Mandrake
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Wed Feb-25-09 09:57 PM
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This is one of my favorite tunes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqwmDNPegnMHere it is played by Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams.
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Wed Feb-25-09 11:14 PM
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1. My dear Lionel Mandrake! |
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Oh, I love this song!
My husband plays it on the piano, and I dance around, lol!
Herbie Hancock does great stuff...
Thanks for the link!
:hi:
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Lionel Mandrake
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Thu Feb-26-09 01:22 AM
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3. Herbie always enjoys himself. |
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And of course he owns this tune.
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Wed Feb-25-09 11:20 PM
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2. It makes me move every time I hear it. |
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One of my favorites, also.
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Lionel Mandrake
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Thu Feb-26-09 02:11 AM
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4. It has that effect on a lot of people, |
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but not on me. I don't dance. I just listen to the music. I have heard several versions of Cantaloupe Island. The versions I like best all have Herbie Hancock on piano, and the late, great Freddie Hubbard on trumpet.
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Thu Feb-26-09 08:03 AM
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5. Here's my band doing Canteloupe live: |
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http://www.myspace.com/soulercoasterdotcom(look down on the left of the page where the tunes are listed) mikey_the_rat
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Lionel Mandrake
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Thu Feb-26-09 12:40 PM
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6. Funk is where it's at IMO. |
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Thu Feb-26-09 01:17 PM
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7. We feature vox on that one from time to time. |
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Thu Feb-26-09 03:47 PM
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Cantaloupe Island has three chords.
The first 4 bars are in F minor 7 and consist of an obligato, which audiences will instantly recognize.
The next 4 bars are also in F minor 7 and introduce the melody.
The next 4 bars repeat the same melody but are in D flat 7, which creates a problem: the C note (the highest note in this part of the melody) doesn't belong to the new chord. Some musicians shift the C down a half tone to B, which arguably sounds better.
The last 4 bars are in some sort of D chord, but exactly what is that chord? Some say D minor 7, but the way it's usually voiced it sounds to me more like D sus. Does the chord have a leading tone, i.e., an E in it? I don't think so, but the chord sounds kind of muddy and it is hard to tell.
I notice your band leaves out the first and last 4-bar sections except for the intro and the last chorus. This is just an observation, not a criticism.
The tune is notoriously difficult to end. Herbie usually opts for some kind of fade-out, which IMO is not the best solution. Your version ends more explosively.
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