Cantaloop

"Cantaloop" is a song by the band Us3 which samples 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" is Blue Note's first gold single. It is sometimes called "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)"

The original song ("Cantaloupe Island") is a 16 bar repeated chart. An F minor chord for 4 measures, D♭7 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 D♭7. 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."

[edit] In the media

Used in advertisements for the Kraft/Braun Tassimo coffee machine
Played in the 1998 film Freeriders.
Played in the 1995 film The Immortals.
Played in the 1995 film It Takes Two.
Played in the 1994 film Jimmy Hollywood.
Intro music to the 1994 film Renaissance Man.
Played in the 1993 film Super Mario Bros..
Played in an episode of I Love the 90s.
Often used as bumper music on Neal Boortz's radio show
Is the theme to "Black Horizons", a public affairs program on WQED Multimedia TV 13 in Pittsburgh.
Has been used in Leonardo's Workshop movie in Civilization II franchise in mid 90s. The version which appears in the game does not include lyrics and is more upbeat.