Cantaloupe Island is an album by French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty that was recorded in 1969 and released in 1976 by Blue Note. It combines two previously issued albums: ' and Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio, both recorded in 1969 for the World Pacific label.
Reissues
- Cantaloupe Island was digitally re-mastered and reissued on CD by BGO in 2006.
Track listing
- "King Kong" (Frank Zappa) â 4:58
- "Idiot Bastard Son" (Zappa) â 4:01
- "Twenty Small Cigars" (Zappa) â 5:35
- "How Would You Like to Have a Head Like That" (Ponty) â 7:18
- "Music for Electric Violin and Low Budget Orchestra" (Zappa) â 19:25
- "America Drinks and Goes Home" (Zappa) â 2:42
- "Foosh" (George Duke) â 9:01
- "Pamukkale" (Dauner) â 6:33
- "Contact" (Ponty) â 7:15
- "Cantaloupe Island" (Herbie Hancock) â 8:28
- "Starlight, Starbright" (Jean-Bernard Eisinger) â 9:23
Personnel
- Jean-Luc Ponty â violin, electric violin, baritone violin
- Ernie Watts â alto and tenor saxophone
- Ian Underwood â tenor saxophone
- George Duke â piano
- Frank Zappa â guitar
- Wilton Felder â bass
- John Heard â bass
- Buell Neidlinger â bass
- Dick Berk â drums
- John Guerin â drums
- Art Tripp â drums
- Gene Estes â percussion, vibraphone
- Arthur Maebe â flugelhorn, French horn, tuben
- Vincent DeRosa â French horn, descant
- Gene Cipriano â English horn, oboe
- Jonathan Meyer â flute
- Donald Christlieb â bassoon
- Milton Thomas â viola
- Harold Bemko â cello, electronic sounds
Production notes
- Richard Bock â producer
- Frank Zappa â arranger, composer, conductor
- Ian Underwoodâ conductor
- Leonard Feather â liner notes
- David Brand â engineer
- Dick Klune â engineer
- Andrew Thompson â remastering
- Michael Cuscuna â reissue producer
References
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