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“Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” is a song by Us3 which covers Herbie Hancock’s song “Cantaloupe Island”. It appeared on their 1993 album, Hand on the Torch, which was Blue Note’s first platinum-selling album. It reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was their only big hit. “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” is Blue Note’s first gold single. It is sometimes called “Cantaloop”

The original song (“Cantaloupe Island”) is a 16 bar repeated chart. An F minor chord for 4 measures, Db7 for 4 measures, D minor for 4 measures, then F minor again. “Cantaloop” follows that, but during the verses (rapping) it stays on F major. Then there is an added part which has a new horn part and the chord switches back from F major to Db7. The featured trumpet soloist is Gerard Presencer.

The song makes notable mention of the Birdland jazz club in New York city in its opening line - “Ladies and gentlemen, as you know, we have something special down here at Birdland this evening: a recording for Blue Note Records.” This line, spoken by Pee Wee Marquette, is taken from the Art Blakey Quintet album A Night At Birdland, Vol. 1 - Announcement By Pee Wee Marquette (Live)
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  • Cantaloop
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  • Flip Fantasia Hits & Remixes
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  • The Ultimate Hand on the Torch
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  • Walking On Sunshine
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  • st0yst0y

    Yes! This is so sick!

    February 2012

  • spannablue

    the best track for getting me to start working and stop procrastinating

    February 2012

  • xatzi

    nice!

    December 2011

  • spannablue

    classic and funky

    November 2011

  • rdoobie

    Funky Classic! Taking me back

    July 2011

  • hifi2011

    takes me back .back way back in time

    June 2011

  • Dangerous_Man

    Groovy! :P

    June 2011

  • chris9667

    You just cant beat original classics like this!!!!!

    May 2011

  • racerx55

    Awesome

    April 2011

  • d00p2004

    Funkiest song eveeeer!!

    April 2011

  • ewaodz

    The group ♦Touch of Dance♦ . Welcome :)

    April 2011

  • toodaloo4no

    funky funky....fuck yeh....takes me back when I saw them live in The Volcano Club in sunny Glasgow....brilliant gig....

    March 2011

  • spirito76

    YEAH YEAH YEAH BIDDY BIDDY POP

    February 2011

  • shedonist

    Ww--wwait a minute ...

    February 2011

  • Acar0x

    Great! This is TRUE BLACK MUSIC!

    January 2011

  • polkadotpolak

    Wicked awesome. I love that this is the first song on 'funk' tag radio.

    January 2011

  • PurpleAfropuffs

    Funky Funky Groovy!!!!!!!

    December 2010

  • HackerX5

    I've heard this several times in my life...but never knew who created it. #iwin LOL

    December 2010

  • Holbox

    funky funky. I like.

    December 2010

  • belledisastre

    dip, trip, flip fantasia.

    December 2010
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