Cantaloupe Island

Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet

(Make sure you listen to this - he's amazing!)

Our version

This tune is easy and great fun to play!

There are loads of rests and all the parts have the same rhythm.
Trumpet 1 - goes up to high C

Trumpet 2 - sticks to your first 5 notes (C D E F G)

Trombone - first 5 notes and a low B

There are three short bits to learn for each part.

Trumpet 1 bits

1.

Ta-Da!

4-beat rests

1 2 3

1 2 3 4 

1 2 3 4 

1 2 3 4 

3-beat rest

​

2.

2-beat rest

​

3.

​

Trumpet 2 bits

1.

Ta-Da!

4-beat rests

1 2 3

1 2 3 4 

1 2 3 4 

1 2 3 4 

3-beat rest

​

2.

2-beat rest

tie

slurs

​

3.

​

Trombone bits

1.

Ta-Da!

4-beat rests

1 2 3

1 2 3 4 

1 2 3 4 

1 2 3 4 

3-beat rest

​

2.

​

3.

2-beat rest

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Trumpet 1

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trumpet 2

Trombone

Over the first 8 bars:

Improvise!

Over the next 4 bars (when the chord changes):

Over the last 4 bars:

Your Performances

Send us a video or audio recording of you playing and, if you want, we can put it up here.

Here's Brecknock Year 5&6 playing it in Summer 2018,

after some workshops with saxophonist Tony Kofi.