“Cantaloupe Island” (Live, 1990)

[@osvaldomeijide277]

Bass - Dave Holland Drums - Jack DeJohnette Guitar - Pat Metheny Keyboards - Herbie Hancock (obviously)

[@AungMyatTha.81]

thanks.

[@hemilgonzalez4746]

each a veritable God in their own right

[@MoaPeraccini]

Great musicians! Greatest team! The Best from the besties! My favorites in virtuose on your instruments!

[@harley0546]

Jack on the drums and Dave on stand up bass brilliant. One awesome band 🙏🏻👏

[@fdp1425]

¡Tremendo ensamble!

[@rodrigodrummond457]

This version is a Masterpiece

[@cooldebt]

I also love the recording from Live Under the Sky ‘91 from Japan with Omar Hakim on drums and Stanley Clarke on bass with Wayne Shorter on sax

[@takohak6705]

yeah it's incredible! So happy to have stumbled on it. 🎉

[@MrArsg13]

this is not just the best performance of this composition, it is literally its ideal performance, it is impossible to imagine a better performance than this, and not a single mistake, not a single hesitation was made by any of the members of this group, as if they were mentally connected with each other

[@johnrice355]

@@cooldebt nah...best one is with Ron Carter & Freddy Hubbard & Joe Henderson ! Out of this world, man... (1985)

[@cooldebt]

@@johnrice355 Ooh, yes, also a great line-up!

[@billyzoom1]

Metheny is just a fountain of nonstop inventive lines. Mind blowing.

[@building436]

‎Alucinante. ¡Es cierto...!‎

[@BigWasteOfTime]

Agreed! I've thought it was all one...since As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls in 1981.

[@marcuskarlen3008]

Who in this ensemble isn't, Herbie?

[@jerombird1614]

@@marcuskarlen3008 yes It's Herbi Hancock.

[@zekelucente9702]

The smile on his face is connected to his hands.

[@squirrelorama]

I am so grateful at how much amazing footage like this exists on KZbin. We are exceptionally fortunate to be able to come watch history at our fingertips! This was incredible.

[@abbiejordan7383]

💯

[@rutgerhafkenscheid]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@EzekialMordecai]

KZbin still sucks.

[@Shin-Waka]

すごい時代になったと思います。高額ビデオ買うしかなかった

[@IsleIlluminations]

So true, YT is full of gems 💎

[@JimAlfredson]

It's nice that DeJohnette and Metheny go shirt shopping together.

[@octavio_a.serrano]

You really made me laugh

[@chrisfleming4283]

Me too

[@wylieroth3145]

That is kinda funny. Pat is known more for wearing the horizontally-striped shirts. The day he comes on stage in a vertically-striped shirt, people are gonna freak!

[@blmrgtr]

Yea, those fuckin’ assholes.

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

😂👍 Best comment!

[@PatriciaMolensky]

My favourite Herbie song and this is the best version played by incredible musicians….so good!

[@digitalian2022]

So many great ideas in this guitar solo. 😎

[@60secmusic96]

yeah, and so many ideas in the piano solo! and in the drumming... i couldn't hear the bass because of tablet frequency limitations...:)

[@SuperBromberg]

@@60secmusic96 its mr holland on bass, bro----no worry bout his bass line))

[@joewoodhead2712]

Herbie here blowing us away with his absolute swagger. This Dave Holland chap… laying down that carpet like a boss. So tight.. Jack DeJohnette…. Absolutely blinding drummer. Ties it all together… building the foundations for the band to soar into the stratosphere.. And Pat Metheny…. An alien if you ask me. Incredible player. And such a strange man xD

[@Thundergod-]

Four jazz legends on the stage. Simply AWESOME !!!!

[@antoonderycke3515]

Hancock, Metheny, De Johnette and Holland

[@Thundergod-]

@@antoonderycke3515 Anybody paying attention knows who they are....

[@yandhi5016]

@@Thundergod-well I didn’t, bitch

[@anthonysilva5312]

the ears on herbie! Listen to him comp behind Pat! So blessed to have seen him live! (twice!!)

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

I’m jealous, that sounds amazing

[@jassbass1208]

The actual secret to is everyone is comping at the same time. Most great jazz grooves are made of comping and soloing simultaneously.

[@DANTEANDOLINI]

SEEN HERBIE QUITE A FEW TIMES MYSELF, BEEN LUCKY, ALL OF THEM. HERBIE IS A RHYTHYM MACHINE

[@patrickpeterson2174]

I got to see Pat twice but that was a long time ago….. the 80’s!

[@halion9]

Such beautiful drumming, free but perfectly keeping the beat.

[@karayuschij]

Jack DeJohnette in perfect Jack DeJohnette style…

[@gillhewerfamily6550]

I can agree, extremely lovely especially how it interacts with Herbie's part. So good.

[@timothydaniels504]

Herbie is so percussive and rhythmic he’s almost a second drummer. What a band.

[@timothydaniels504]

@Paul Mina Storm thanks for your comment. I’m only intuitive about these things so I’m glad to hear this. Jazz is wonderful. Cheers!

[@martyconroy3786]

Piano is a percussion instrument. It has little hammers that hit strings, the keys are like the mallets, like a xylophone, also a percussion instrument.

[@James-gk8ip]

@Paul Mina Storm He's right though. The piano is traditionally classed as a percussion instrument.

[@takahisayamaguchi9499]

Nice rock music, but not Jazz

[@thomassicard3733]

Well,... after all,... Piano is a PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT.

[@tombrayton4412]

A lot of well deserved comments on keyboard and guitar. The rhythm section is phenomenal. Drummer blow me away

[@rufusthompson3055]

Uhhhh...that's Jack DeJonnette my man! He's played with Miles, Dizzy and Ramsey Lewis! One of the best ever

[@MrMattSax]

The whole band is the rhythm section

[@gregg5855]

@@rufusthompson3055 I was lucky to see Jack play with McCoy Tyner in New York in 2012 while we were on holiday. He was fantastic, as well as seeing Mc Coy for the one and only time.

[@donsimons9810]

I wonder how Jack compares this to Keith

[@bmuhamad]

@@rufusthompson3055 And Charles Lloyd.....with Keith Jarrett, & Cecil McBee...

[@Guitarramistica]

The whole quartet deserves more than an applause they deserve a Noble Peace price for making humanity a better world with their music

[@rBennich]

Yeah well the Nobel Prize is a deep state propaganda tool, so i woud think twice about that... It's one of the greatest manipulations in the world. So many people believe that the Nobel Prize is the highest archievement one can get. That's because hollywood and media made it out to be that way. At it's core, it's really just a tool to fool people into thinking that suspicious bioweapons research is a great archeivement for medicine, etc. That kinda stuff.

[@rutgerhafkenscheid]

Right!

[@MrRioso-ry1hb]

I love Pat`s chromatic lines and complex outside cadenzas in combination with his super melodic/ simple melody/ bluesy approach. This is the perfect balance as a music for a big crowd and the jazz gourmets as well. It satisfies everyone who enjoys improvised music, no matter how advanced his/her ability is ,to really understand Jazz . Just beautiful.

[@anikord3242]

yeah thats a super band!

[@tobiasrechsteiner8459]

For my personal taste, this is one of the best guitar solos I have ever heard

[@MrRioso-ry1hb]

@@tobiasrechsteiner8459 Yes it is great. Though the chords are not to difcult to play through, he is exploring them to the next level. If you like Pat`s style, I recommend Pat`s record: "Question and Answer" This is up to my taste the best he ever played and goes much beyond the Cantaloup solo here. Cheers

[@tobiasrechsteiner8459]

@@MrRioso-ry1hb Thank you for your suggestion! Cheers

[@justanothernguyen2334]

@@MrRioso-ry1hb As a learning jazz guitarist, what do you mean by "hard changes"? Changes are just... changes to me. You find the scales and arpeggios that fit a particular chord quality+extensions and cook up lines based on what you have practiced, that's it. Chordal solo is a different beast and i admit not knowing much about that area.

[@stevethrapp2660]

Such a treat watching TRUE MASTERS PERFORM!

[@Guitarramistica]

That pianist solo is epic

[@crazygetup]

That Pianist wrote the song.

[@NintendoMusicEnjoyer]

Herbie "you know, that one fella" Hancock

[@777jones]

@@crazygetupit seems like the piano player learned the song very well 😅

[@riceflatpicking4954]

I have watched this video from time to time over at least the last 10 years if not longer and it’s always like it’s brand new again

[@howbalt]

Just stumbled onto this. Wow. What a treasure!

[@hobartchapel9515]

Same!

[@videnteloco]

No other version of this song like this, the best version ever.

[@Chimo0102]

agree

[@peachmelba1000]

This is top down, sun's out, blasting down the freeway stuff. I love it.

[@Migler1]

It most certainly is!

[@bcancun123]

Absolutely

[@michaelbrickley2443]

I saw Pat Metheny with Gary Burton Quintet in the mid 70’s and again with his band at Vermont Jazz in ‘77. Not sure if Lyle Mays was there. I’d have to go back & find my slides. (35mm, K64 and Ektachrome) Who knew how far this formerly young man would go. You knew the cat was a bad dude on the axe but still…..it’s like Tony Williams @ 17 playing with Miles. You knew he was one of the best but the extent of his legacy was unknown. Now, in 2022, Lyle Mays has passed on and Pat Metheny is considered an old tiger. Funny how our perspective changes as the shadows stretch out behind us in our youth and then start to stretch out in front of us as we age. Shalom Aleichem to anyone who sees this

[@lavoltabbona]

This guitar solo is so good it hurts

[@firefighterps2]

Well said. In fact, the entire thing was painful.😉

[@JohnPrepuce]

It's too good, man. Just when I think Pat's going to wind down the solo, he takes it up a notch. Incredible. It was too bright, I couldn't keep my eyes open.

[@MrAndrewCreech]

Jack's playing is so tasteful, and Dave and he are locked. Herbie's ear is from some other planet. Pat's gonna Pat, absolutely amazing. It doesn't get much better than this.

[@kickitt24]

That piano solo tho🔥

[@jorgedaher3992]

I believe I saw this in New York JVC Jazz Festival and it was called "Once in a lifetime experience". Four superb musicians, timeless music.

[@gr8tbigtreehugger]

I saw this tour at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada!

[@DaveandWendy1]

@@gr8tbigtreehugger This performance was at the Academy of Music in Philly. (yes I was!)

[@winstonsmith8240]

Can't put into words the amount of respect I have.

[@anthonyche6257]

I listened to this about 5yrs ago , still coming back to this all the time .they are so masterful . Especially with their solos .

[@mayakronfeld4617]

Just watched HH’s solo again for the 999th time and cried like a baby!

[@paulmurphy8993]

There are bands then there is THIS BAND! Bravo Gents.

[@DANTEANDOLINI]

what a band. what great music. love it

[@pierfrancospaziani9397]

What a performance! The paradise of music exists!

[@garthok6224]

This whole concert was fantastic, four beast playing together, it can't get any better

[@victorguntur3925]

the best jazz quartet of all time, from the 90s to 2022 you always accompany my days. God bless all of you

[@rubenkenig8435]

Dave Holland deserves some props here too. The whole band is fantastic and he's helping enormously holding down that low end and propelling things along. I am also wondering where Pat and Jack got their shirts.

[@connellkahan9452]

Awesome true memory 👏 I am grateful that I am still jamming striving for the future of being the best and Miles Davis and Herbie.

[@sumoblues]

Amazon

[@philsarkol6443]

They got their shirts in the Netherlands...I had one simular like the one Pat is wearing...and yes, excelent performance by a fantastic band!!!

[@scottrowe533]

@@philsarkol6443 Did the shirt help you to play like Pat? If so, I've gotta get me one of those! 😂

[@xpondr773]

Since you guys are up to date on clothing suppliers, does anybody know where David Lindley gets his, especially the pants?

[@jamesha175]

we didn't have many personal computers in 1990 but pat metheney managed to hook 2 of them up to his guitar

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Actually, his guitar had a build in Synthclavir controller for MIDI which enabled him to play with sampled sounds. But due to the technology being in such an early stage at that time, the controller was this huge thing. In a real way, he was doing what Matt Belamy is currently doing.

[@brendangilmore4297]

@@RastaSaiyaman Thanks for that - I couldn't find any info on what that thing was ;)

[@RastaSaiyaman]

@@brendangilmore4297 Type in "Pat Metheny Synthclavier" and you'll see him demonstrating that thing, composing a song using sampled donkey braying, which he says is "the most authentic blues singer." A very funny clip.

[@DANTEANDOLINI]

i saw herbie plating with just an ipad as backing. still amazing. went down for 15 seconds. it cut out and the engineer came straight out with another ipad, switched the leads and herbie din't miss a beat. the new standard all stars gig was a night to remember

[@gh6681]

We are so fortunate to have this, to re-live over and over. It's here for future generations. Stunning musicianship. This is exceptional. Pat and Herbie are exceptional contrasts in style, equally compelling, and so different. With both, they're all in. Jack and Dave are stupid-great. This excels on so many levels.

[@lanszoominternet]

The group was brought together by DeJohnette. They made a studio recording titled “Parallel Realities “ in 1990. Jazz Master Class.

[@jack6136]

These musicians sound incredible!!

[@charliekuma]

What a quartet... WoW! 🎶 😍😍😍😍🎼

[@williamnelson8578]

This band is so great that the drummer and the bassist also had successful solo albums. Jazz supergroup.

[@MarioGarde1965]

🌍🎶🎹🎸🎻🥁La miglior versione de “Cantaloupe🏝️Island” che ho mai sentito in tutti questi anni🌬️🎶🌍🌎🌏

[@acuareladedios]

Yo creo que es el efecto camisa multicolor. Yo los vi en Barcelona. El trance me duro varios días. Grandísimos solos.

[@camloff]

Outtstanding version ... the best .... sound.

[@tomfeldkamp4554]

This is my go-to version of this song. All four guys are wonderful. Absolutely great!

[@geremiaspada]

cari miei ho avuto l'onore di poter assistere a questo quartetto in quei anni, straordinariamente figo!!!! very good, it's just wonderfull

[@fernandopinero3182]

What an experience must have been!! Take care!

[@SuperBd62]

By far this is the best version of Cantaloupe Island. (Second is George Duke and Jean Luc Ponty )

[@emunilsson5002]

Herbie starts this one off with such a groove, so tight

[@brucekuehn4031]

As Frank Zappa once said, “Jazz is not dead. It just smells funny.” But seriously folks, there is a lot of variety in what can be called Jazz. This kind of Fusion was something I remember well and I still love it. In certain circles, Swing is very much alive with young folks dancing up a storm. So, don’t knock it and try out new (to you) stuff!

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

"if it was good then, it's good now" Mingus

[@faustopintus2517]

It's unbelievable how Herbie Hancock tops his own mega songs with performance! His own top performance again on stage.

[@thomassicard3733]

I do so love the wah-wah clavinette toward the end.

[@trevorlindsey580]

Herbie and his music changed my life when I was only 11 years old, and set me on a musical path that afforded me a lifetime of joy as a professional musician. No other musician has had so much influence on my life, and now that 48 years have passed, I am insisting that Herbie's music be an integral part of my memorial when I pass.

[@terryb3388]

I hear ya brother ... in 1973/4 i would skip class at the University of Houston, go to the student union, check out Headhunter album, and lie on the floor with the 70's headphones provided and trip out ... i was completely overtaken by his skill and sound ... and knew that most of my friends would not appreciate his forward musical excellence. their loss. Oh well ... it's hard to save everybody ... but we must try!

[@varkony60]

I understand you. I'm just a hobby-guitarist, but I love jazz music. I saw him only once live in Hungary, with John Scofield, Dave Holland - it was a spectacular event.

[@blmrgtr]

I feel so sorry for you that you missed the wonderful influence of today’s pop acts… I can seem to be able to bring any names to mind, but any radio listener today knows they’re miles ahead of HH.

[@sacleocheaterz]

@@blmrgtr 🎣

[@blmrgtr]

@@sacleocheaterz 😂😂😂

[@juliuslambert9226]

Having watched a few videos on Haromi, a pianist with an incredible technique, I watch Herbie, of whom I have always been a fan, and I see that the greats, like him, not only have the technique, but lead to an emotion. And that is not given to just anyone.

[@peterg5383]

did you watch a few videos on haromi? how many more videos will it take for you to learn that she's called hiromi? yeah, yeah, i know, "autocorrect"

[@ingotoelpe6028]

What an incredible band !!! I saw them playing at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1990...one of the best concerts I experienced : )

[@williamnelson8578]

The Master Hancock and one of the great guitar masters Metheny. He and George Benson the best jazz guitarists of that golden generation of music, plus others. But on paino it is Herbie. What a great video.

[@johnwagner4776]

Hard to believe this is 32 years old

[@hisashi6387]

現代最高のユニットの一つ。 卓越したテクニックと音楽性。 素晴らしい才能の四人。 ジャックディジョネットは当代随一のドラマーだ。

[@MorningCarnival]

When the best are at their best. Superb.

[@joe-la-guit]

What a performance ! Amazing !

[@1120PHZ]

A brilliant performance. Simply perfect.

[@xcalibur1011]

hh & pm are jazz tastically playing at their musical BEST! 🎹🎸🎼

[@liopellissier2666]

J'étais à ce concert,ils sont revenus après l'orage .le concert qu ils donneront ce soir la était de l'ordre du miracle. Je ne m'en suis toujours pas remis. Complètement surréaliste. Merci a eux 3.🙏🙏🙏

[@rogerbrown7267]

that is a monster lineup on one of those great tunes Herbie has bequeathed us all

[@salliemae9284]

I love all genres of music but still jazz is foremost on my list . Always love Herbie but Pat Metheny is really killing the guitar love the sound of the bass and of course the drums. Can somebody resurrect this kind of music please. Bring back the golden age of jazz. I am old but not dead yet I still love to listen to this. Thank you premium KZbin.

[@patcollins5433]

What about Tigran? Isn't a enough to keep this gokden wave if jazz rolling?

[@salliemae9284]

@@patcollins5433 I will listen to him.thanks for mentioning.

[@michaelbrickley2443]

Sallie Mar, I don’t listen to music anymore like I used to but watching Hiromi with the trio is more than enough to assure me that creative music will never die, it will evolve and change. I can still recall seeing the CTI Jazz All Stars at Central Park. Grover playing Mr. Magic and really doing it right. These cats were all playing their best live. Creed Taylor had made jazz music commercially viable and the blending of R&B with pop elements had really permeated the music. Herbie did his Headhunters fusion of soul/r&b/electronic and then there was Pat in the late 70’s bringing it back to REAL.

[@PFrank1968]

Je respecte vos goûts et vos choix mais dire que Pat Metheny tue la guitare est pour moi plus qu'un non sens. C'est guitariste de génie qui, justement, a su renouveler le genre et donner une nouvelle place à la guitare dans le jazz. Et qui peut prétendre jouer sur une guitare à 42 cordes?

[@PFrank1968]

@@ericlenorsk2476 Désolé! C'est vrai que pris "killing" au sens premier. Merci de m'avoir fait "découvrir" cette subtilité de la langue de Shakespeare. Bon, la France reste toujours en tête des complexités littérales, grammaticales et de vocabulaire en général. Apprécies tu le talent de Pat Metheny?

[@adrianbenalak274]

Uno de los pianistas de jazz que más me agrada escuchar , muy creativo y de visión modernista ! Escuchar su música es garantía de disfrute absoluto! Me acabo de suscribir al canal , fue una excelente decisión ☝️😃🇲🇽saludos desde CDMX !

[@eirarodriguez6035]

Siempre me gustado su musica, exepcionel, saludos de Finlandia!

[@srdjanjapanmusic5817]

Pat Metheny!! One of Greatest, Ever!! Absolutely King of Guitar Jazz and Fusion!!

[@peterg5383]

AH

[@pawelbuczynski2358]

And what is really Great - he is married to Polish lady from Krakow south of Poland. And therefore he very often comes to my contry for concerts. We almost treat him, as a Pole. Pawel.

[@philbo2024]

Jack de johnette,,, magnifique,,, version splendide,,, j'adore,,on peut mourir après ça , d'ailleurs je demanderais cette version,, même que j'aime tte les autres,,je veux partir avec ca dans les oreilles !! Merci ❤

[@davidofpiano423]

Pat's solo in this is just transcendent

[@JW-nr3ob]

Hancock, Metheny, De Johnette and Holland

[@vdjalimusic]

True Legends! True Vibes!! True Music!!! 🎸🎹

[@tarnopol]

Holy shit, that was fantastic.

[@Maxxshardik]

Masterpiece.

[@jean-guycarvalho2235]

This is a gem!

[@PedroSaDias]

Superlative! This tune and band is just pure gold. Thanks Herbie and folks for such great entertainment. Bless you.

[@tophotoproducciones1]

Wow tremendo solo se tiró metheny dejó en 4 bloques a su creador muy bien felicidades a ambos todo un clásico del Jazz 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍😍🤝

[@viviennedoonar5466]

Speechless 🤩

[@wagneraires3949]

It’s amazing

[@alphabeets]

Incredible. ❤

[@joaoportesantava1412]

I love this song! What amazing musicians

[@georgiosrigas4207]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@90RODan]

wow, what a quartet!❤

[@saracinesca9864]

What an Ensemble! Thank you,Herbie Hancock: You are one of my Idol, and an immeasurable genius!

[@1MM349]

Preciosa canción ❤️😍me encanta 😍

[@fibboobbif]

Without Jack this had become just another fusion version... he adds those typical jazz odds and i love it

[@60secmusic96]

yes!

[@raufabdullayev9618]

Bravo..amazing.thanks

[@smokinjoe45]

Wowee holey moley that was amazing!! Why have I never seen this before? What a legendary band

[@user-cy3od4is4q]

Thank You very much, Mr. Hancock! It was the first my task on lesson "improvisation" in the music college. At 1989) Eh...

[@DonaldMohrMusic]

I love how metheney rushed those first hits. He's actually human

[@fiddlestix3025]

Cooking…! Those solos, and that rhythm section, oh man! 🔥🔥🔥

[@mqtty72]

Such chemistry 😍🎶🤯

[@filosofriarock]

Wow... yeah.. impresionanteee!!!

[@PaoloManzini24]

The best version ever.

[@CityFoodsTippecanoe]

SUPER!! Just what I wanted to hear :)

[@user-pk8hv6vz5s]

Brilliant performance!!

[@flightlessbird2281]

Visionary jazz. God bless

[@wehaveasituation]

So wonderful..

[@danielschnee2666]

Every day spent listening to Jack is a damn great day... 6 stars out of 5...

[@divad111352]

Yes

[@danielschnee2666]

@@divad111352 His take on "broken time" (jazz comping played around the kit) is so perfectly vigorous and swinging...

[@wallacebates6454]

what a true craftsmen,,with or without the group,,,,,,he is just that guy,,,,

[@usmath1]

Amazing

[@BurnsTennis]

I was at the 1990 leg of the Jack DeJohnette Parallel Realities at South Bank, London. Still remember it fondly.