Mario Biondi [2021] - Canteloupe Island (DJ Meme Remix) [Beyond Srl]

Italy's answer to Barry White, Mario Biondi releases a new album on 29 Jan 2021 titled 'Dare'. The only track currently available is his version of Herbie Hancock's Canteloupe Island (DJ Meme Remix), which Hancock wrote and recorded in 1964 on Empyrean Isles whilst he was a member of Miles Davis quintet.  The song was voted #19 in Jazz24.org 'Jazz 100: One Hundred Quintessential Jazz Songs'. 

Donald Byrd covered it in 1964 and US3 had a hit with a hip-hop version caled Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) in 1992. There are dozens of other versions one of the latest by Manhattan Transfer in 2018 titled Cantaloop (Flip Out).

Herbie Hancock [1964] - Canteloupe Island [Blue Note #BLP 4175]

Here are the masters at work! Herbie Hancock (piano), Freddie Hubbard (cornet) d. 2008, Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums) d.1997 and featuring Joe Henderson (saxophone) d. 2001, who wasn't on the original recording in 1964. This video was recorded in 1985.