Watermelon Man

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About Watermelon Man

"Watermelon Man" is a jazz standard written by Herbie Hancock, first released on his debut album, Takin' Off (1962), in a grooving hard bop version that featured improvisations by Freddie Hubbard and Dexter Gordon. A single of the tune reached the Top 100 of the pop charts. Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría released the tune as a latin pop single the next year on Battle Records, where it became a surprise hit, reaching #10 on the pop charts. .

From the album: 30 Soulful Moments in Jazz

6 M's by Donald Byrd ,
Moanin' by Bobby Timmons ,
Dis Here by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet ,
Blues March by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers ,
Driftin' by Herbie Hancock Quintet ,
Jordu by Clifford Brown , Max Roach Quintet ,
Funk in Deep Freeze by Hank Mobley Quintet ,
New-Ma by Lee Morgan ,
Bo-Till by Cliff Jordan , John Gilmore , John Gilmore , John Gilmore ,
D-Natural Blues by Wes Montgomery ,
Cool Struttin' by Sonny Clark ,
So What by Grant Green ,
Freddie Freeloader by Miles Davis Sextet ,
Doodlin' by Horace Silver Quintet ,
Moment's Notice by John Coltrane Sextet ,
Toy by Clifford Jordan Quartet ,
You Don't Know What Love Is by Sonny Rollins ,
Creepin' In by Horace Silver Quintet ,
Blues Walk by Lou Donaldson ,
Work Song by Nat Adderley ,
Dat Dere by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet ,
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting by Charles Mingus ,
Soul Time by Bobby Timmons Quartet ,
Along Came Betty by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers ,
Goodbye by Cannonball Adderley , Bill Evans ,
Killer Joe by Art Farmer , Benny Golson Jazztet ,
Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock Quintet ,
Gemini by Cannonball Adderley Sextet ,
We Free Kings by Roland Kirk Quartet ,
Stolen Moments by Oliver Nelson , Oliver Nelson ,