Watermelon man was written by herbie hancock, originally for his 1962 hit record takin off. It was adapted from watermelon man jon hendricks and herbie hancock. Herbie hancocks watermelon man and cantaloupe island would be examples, as would lee morgans cornbread and the sidewinder. Herbie hancock watermelon man alto, piano, trumpet, bass. Head hunters version of herbie hancock tune, basic outline of arrangement. Cuban percussionist mongo santamaria released the tune as a. A vine native to africa, widely cultivated for its large edible fruit.
Watermelon man is a jazz standard written by herbie hancock for his debut album, takin off 1962. Cutting up a big juicy watermelon often hints that summers here or is nearing close. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Even though this is scored for just 6 horns, the writing is sophisticated and full sounding. Ive never seen the movie and im not sure i want to, since i love the book so much. Herman raucher wrote the summer of 42, a book i picked up on accident for a quarter at a garage sale. Use coupon code spring20 at checkout to receive 20% off your order. Watermelon man sheet music for piano, soprano saxophone.
The song watermelon man was written by jon hendricks and herbie hancock and was first recorded and released by jon hendricks in 1963. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard afro blue, as performed by john coltrane among others. Ithe sweet flesh of the big round fruit is made up of around 90% water, which explains why its so thirst. Anywho here we go attention before you give this tab a bad rating remember, this is. James infirmary by score and parts sheet music for. Cheryl, a young black lesbian works a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about a black actress from the 1930s. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Im not quite sure how to characterize the kind of song im looking for. The examples ive come up with are from the early to midsixties, but im open to earlier. Herbie hancocks watermelon man was a gigantic hit for mongo santamaria in 1962, doing for him in the 60s what perez prados big mambo hits did for him in the 50s.
Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Watermelon man written by jon hendricks secondhandsongs. Watermelon man became a hit, and he would later record it with his head hunters band as well in 1973. It also inaugurated the latin soul craze also known as popcorn or boogaloo, resulting in dozens of similar singles by all sorts of latin units. Rock fifties and sixties toledo, oh the watermelon men rock fifties and sixties toledo, oh.
Watermelon man by herbie hancock chords, melody, and music. Watermelon man, 1970 american comedydrama directed by melvin van peebles disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title watermelon man. It adds a latin groove and occasional vocals, and reached greater popularity on the charts than hancocks original song. We all love to enjoy watermelon by the pool but its hard to find someone who will put their hand up to cut it. With the right knife, cutting up a watermelon can be as simple as a walk in the park. Watermelon man ska things come to those who wait discogs. The martin official music man tenor, barone black tenor, the martin baritone, richards martin indiana alto, martin handcraft alto, cheap chinese soprano, roland aerophone ae10, metalite mouthpieces, plasticover reeds, nord electro 5d, bunch of other. Watermelon man mongo santamaria song info allmusic. Watermelon man by herbie hancock digital sheet music for. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music piano solo. If youre keen to have a structured, stepbystep approach to learning jazz guitar, it might be worth checking out my online learning system, the fretdojo jazz guitar academy. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. Jul 30, 2011 poncho sanchez latin soul 1999 smooth jazz chillout lounge smooth jazz saxophone instrumental music for relaxing, dinner, study duration.
Rock fifties and sixties toledo, oh the watermelon men rock fifties and sixties toledo. Mike kamuf alfred publishing belwin division watermelon man. Digital sheet music for jazz band, complete collection. Musicnotes pro plus members save 15% plus get pdfs included in every available key. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music piano solo in f. Hancocks first version was released as a grooving hard bop record, and featured improvisations by freddie hubbard and dexter gordon. Godfrey cambridge stars in this outrageous comedy directed by maverick filmmaker melvin van peeplessweet sweetbacks baad asssss song. Changes chord changes to various jazz standards, and other tunes, without analysis. Watermelon man by herbie hancock digital sheet music.
Watermelon man by donovan katie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Chords, melody, and music theory analysis of watermelon man by herbie hancock. Watermelon man was first released on pianist and bandleader herbie hancocks debut album, takin off it was so popular it even reached the top 100 of the pop charts at the time over the years this jazz standard has been recorded over 100 times, but my favorite version is still the groovy original recording featuring hancock along with solos. Complete your baba brooks orchestra stranger cole with baba brooks orchestra collection. A herbie hancock composition from 1962 which became popular after mongo santamaria released a latin version one year later, that reached the top10 in the charts. Large jazz group arrangement of herbie hancocks watermelon man. Hancock wrote this tune with the intention of marketing his record, and was the first tune he composed for commercial reasons. Find honeysuckle rose, jazz classics, jazz ensemble big band and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. Santamaria watermelon man sheet music for piano solo pdf. Soon, watermelon man was a jazz standard, with versions by count basie, erroll garner, woody herman, and jon hendricks. Watermelon man sheet music for piano, soprano saxophone, bass.
His 1963 hit rendition of herbie hancocks watermelon man was inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1998. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music in f major. Jul 15, 2016 watermelon man is a popular standard thats often called at jam sessions, so its worthwhile getting to know it inside and out. While watermelon man is not a perfect movie, has some occasionally grating moments especially some occasional prechange overacting from cambridge, and definitely isnt for everyone, the historical value and eraspecific social commentary make this interesting viewing. It appears that you do not have a plugin to view pdfs. This 1962 mongo satamaria arrangement is of herbie hancocks 1961 original composition of the same name, watermelon man.
Watermelon man growing bands, jazz ensemble big band. Poncho sanchez latin soul 1999 smooth jazz chillout lounge smooth jazz saxophone instrumental music for relaxing, dinner, study duration. Print and download watermelon man sheet music by herbie hancock in f major. Written in 34 but featuring an afrocuban 68 groove, this marvelous chart includes solos for tenor or trumpet. Fun, funky, hip, groovy call it what you want, this chart is excellent in every way. Watermelon man for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. Use the search at the top of the page to find tunes sitewide. Jan 15, 2014 watermelon man was written by herbie hancock, originally for his 1962 hit record takin off. Honeysuckle rose jazz classics, jazz ensemble big band. Music notes for piano solo sheet music by herbie hancock. Naturally, then, the followup lp to the single is devoted to 12 airplaylength tracks loaded with bright, swinging latin chachas and mambo rhythms mixed with blues, soul, and jazz, presumably suitable for. Naturally, then, the followup lp to the single is devoted to 12 airplaylength tracks loaded with bright, swinging latin chachas and mambo rhythms mixed with blues, soul, and jazz, presumably suitable for twisting the night. Written in 1970 a year before the summer of 42, it chronicles the life of this incredible. Instantly view and print duke ellington piano sheet music online watermelon man.
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