Bass Lines: Herbie Hancock – “Cantaloupe Island”

I hope that you can enjoy this and learn a lot about great BASS LINES!

This month, we will be covering: Herbie Hancock’s Cantaloupe Island:

• Artist: Herbie Hancock
• Album: Empyrean Isles
• Bass Player: Ron Carter
• Label: Blue Note Records
• Genre: Jazz-Fusion

Fig. 1 – “Cantaloupe Island” is a jazz standard composed by the acclaimed and creative Jazz-Fusion composer and performer, Herbie Hancock. This is a three chord modal jazz masterpiece and each chord last for at least four bars.

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