Watermelon Man

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composer:H. Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
publisher:Hancock Music
Warner Chappell Music Ltd (1996–2019)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/20707 [info]
Wikidata:Q1502987 [info]
referred to in medleys:Stevie Wonder Herbie Hancock Mashup
later versions and is the basis for:Watermelon Man (with Lyrics)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1962-05-28Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock7:10
1962-05-28Watermelon Man (alternate take) (1962 version)Herbie Hancock6:34
1963-05Watermelon Man (live, 05-1963: Basin Street West Jazz Club, West Hollywood, CA, USA (stereo))liveWoody Herman5:45
1964-07-27Watermelon MancoverBenny Carter3:01
1964Watermelon Man (stereo)Maynard Ferguson2:24
1965-01-12Watermelon ManCount Basie3:11
1965-01-13 – 1965-01-14Watermelon Man (stereo)coverCount Basie?:??
1965-01-13 – 1965-01-14Watermelon Man (mono)coverCount Basie?:??
1965-07-28Watermelon MancoverWoody Herman & His Orchestra7:36
1965-12-02Watermelon MancoverGerald Wilson Orchestra4:33
1965Watermelon ManKai Winding2:53
1968-06-26Watermelon ManliveAlbert King0:59
1969-03-22Watermelon ManliveThe Maynard Ferguson Big Band14:23
1969Watermelon Mancover and liveMongo Santamaría5:17
1970Watermelon MancoverBuddy Guy5:14
1970Watermelon MancoverBuddy Guy5:18
1972-08Watermelon Man (Sandia Chicano)Woody Herman5:16
1972-10-27Watermelon ManliveEarl Hines6:24
1973-09Watermelon Man (Head Hunters version)Herbie Hancock6:32
1973-09Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock6:29
1992-09-03Watermelon ManlivePierre Swärd7:09
1995-01Watermelon ManJimmy Smith7:56
1997-11-27Watermelon ManRed Holloway6:49
1998-12-30 – 1999-01-03Watermelon MancoverFrancisco Aguabella4:21
2005-06-09Watermelon Man (live, 2005-06-09: Fraze Pavilion, Kettering, Ohio, USA)liveHerbie Hancock?:??
2007-11-29Watermelon MancoverLenny White, Buster Williams, George Colligan, Steve Wilson7:37
2016-02Pumpkin Man (Based on "Watermelon Man")coverSatoh Masahiko Trio6:15
2019-07-02Watermelon MancoverLeon Lee Dorsey6:02
2023-02-09Watermelon ManliveThe Headhunters9:30
Agua de melónLos Dementes2:32
History of Jazz Pianocover, medley and partialcollectivecadenza11:25
Medley: Watermelon Man / TequilamedleyFranz Lambert2:44
Watermellon ManMongo Santamaría2:27
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría2:27
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría3:11
Watermelon Mancover and instrumentalSimon Oslender3:49
Watermelon ManFred Wesley and The J.B.’s3:37
Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock7:12
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría2:27
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría2:25
Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock7:07
Watermelon MancoverKarin Krog/ The Public Enemies3:10
Watermelon ManWoody Herman5:41
Watermelon ManWoody Herman7:27
Watermelon ManWoody Herman6:33
Watermelon Man (live, 05-1963: Basin Street West Jazz Club, West Hollywood, CA, USA (mono))liveWoody Herman5:45
Watermelon ManHerbie Mann7:14
Watermelon MancoverSoul Bossa Trio5:03
Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock7:07
Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock7:08
Watermelon MancoverBuddy Guy5:19
Watermelon ManHancock Island7:38
Watermelon Mancover and liveBuddy Guy5:21
Watermelon MancoverMongo Santamaría2:31
Watermelon MancoverBuddy Guy5:16
Watermelon MancoverBuddy Guy5:15
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría6:39
Watermelon MancoverThe Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus3:25
Watermelon MancoverBaba Brooks Band2:51
Watermelon MancoverBig Band Waidhofen/Thaya3:11
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría3:10
Watermelon ManHerbie Mann7:14
Watermelon ManHerbie Mann4:09
Watermelon ManHerbie Mann - Chick Corea?:??
Watermelon ManHerbie Mann4:05
Watermelon ManDaniel Smith4:48
Watermelon ManLionel Loueke5:03
Watermelon ManKai Winding2:59
Watermelon ManErroll Garner4:12
Watermelon Mancover and instrumentalChapala Beach Boys?:??
Watermelon MancoverJean King2:45
Watermelon MancoverJean King2:45
Watermelon MancoverPoncho Sanchez & Mongo Santamaría3:46
Watermelon Mancover and instrumentalQuincy Jones3:18
Watermelon MancoverSly & the Family Stone3:03
Watermelon ManinstrumentalMel Taylor and The Magics2:45
Watermelon Man1001 est Crémazie3:04
Watermelon MancoverGrammaphone?:??
Watermelon MancoverOdean Pope & Gloria Galante7:37
Watermelon MancoverClarence McDonald, Ndugu Chancler, Lee Ritenour, Marcus Miller, Kenny G, Everette Harp6:59
Watermelon ManAntonio Pinto?:??
Watermelon MancoverHeeren Jazz Combo?:??
Watermelon ManKai Winding2:58
Watermelon ManWoody Herman7:19
Watermelon ManThe Jazzigators4:23
Watermelon MancoverFred Wesley and The J.B.’s3:23
Watermelon ManHerbie Mann4:04
Watermelon ManManhattan Jazz Quintet?:??
Watermelon ManliveHarold Alexander10:17
Watermelon ManPoncho Sanchez3:44
Watermelon ManPoncho Sanchez6:15
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría3:16
Watermelon MancoverDan McMillion Jazz Orchestra5:48
Watermelon MancoverDon De Andre Trio3:17
Watermelon ManMr. Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band3:50
Watermelon Mancover and liveYa' Gozo' the Latin Jazz Band7:54
Watermelon Man (feat. Mongo Santamaria)coverPoncho Sanchez3:48
Watermelon Man (Under the Sun)coverPoppy Ajudha4:31
Watermelone Mancover and instrumentalSchulband Gymnasium Neureut3:23