Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man (1962)

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Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor. Starting his career with Donald Byrd, he shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet where Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and funk music. Hancock's music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs "cross over" and achieved success among pop audiences. 🎷🎶 🎷🎶 🎷🎶
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[@kathesowamusic7435]

Just played this spontaneously in a bar, with a brass ensemble, in the small town where I live, and I feel so happy about it 😌😍🙌🏻

[@laylover7621]

That's fuckin awesome

[@danjv]

Herbie was just 22 years old when they cut this. He's with giants here. Dexter Gordon really swinging the blues here and Freddie Hubbard at the top of his game. Not many can turn out a classic at such a tender age.

[@juanrobertonavarroarellano1215]

Ray Manzarek, de The Doors, se inspiró en esta pieza musical para la introducción de la canción When The music's over, de The Doors.

[@elmark3550]

Wow nunca me di cuenta

[@mellow.jazzcafe]

Great Jazz! Always a favorite.

[@victoreremita7474]

Trumpet player is the great Freddie Hubbard.

[@cacocaquito673]

:))) that's right

[@gorrionero]

underrated

[@Ingezz]

Mohammed Ibrahim he is not underrated!

[@gustavosilvacm8932]

Thank you for answering my question.

[@ofiosTINOS]

plus DEXTER GORDON on sax

[@yeankim690]

Hey, watermelon man Hey, watermelon man Give me one that rattles when you lug it One that's red and juicy when you pluck it Do you understand, watermelon man? Hey, watermelon man Hey, watermelon man Hot and bothered, need a little cooling When I hear your call I start to drooling Do you understand, watermelon Man?

[@arunasvabhuyan9131]

WHere is the lyrics ?

[@bobbyshmudra9225]

Arunasva Bhuyan You can start anywhere, but I recommend starting from 0:45; sing the lyrics with the melody of the brass and you’ll get it.

[@shinesmusic2934]

Manfred Mann did a version of this with Lyrics ( the lyrics above ) in 1964 . i would to know how that came about . i cant find reference to it and realation to Herbie and that band

[@shinesmusic2934]

ok i just found out about jazz vocalist and lyricist who wrote the lyrics . Jon Hendricks .he worte the lyrics to Hancock's composition after the fact . wow never knew that .

[@leonardolastrina9648]

8k9p999p

[@RastaSaiyaman]

This tune always puts me in a good mood.

[@alexpetrenko9038]

It's the Real Music. That's why.

[@CrookedSkew]

Me too man, me too!

[@Sporfknife]

@@alexpetrenko9038weird way of saying playboi carti

[@r.v.3540]

A Herbie Hancock ad on a Herbie Hancock recording. Brain explodes.

[@Lunaii2]

So he literally gives money to himself

[@EvilSean62]

self financing music?... pop is dead bring on the revolution .. also time to bring hologram jaco into the frame !

[@spamskanal]

@@EvilSean62 Don't make me barf pls

[@alexpetrenko9038]

@@EvilSean62 Pastorius?

[@aukiio]

Evil Sean wha... ok I don't understand

[@ahuddleston6512]

When I go to Egypt there's always these guys riding around on motorcycles with a trailer filled with watermelons. They're shouting to get people's attention and hopefully make a sale. I can't help but think of this song and if I can start playing it in the background 😜

[@thekingofmojacar5333]

Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke; Pat Metheney, Markus Miller and some very few other guys are the real essence of Jazz - so much talent, so much dedication, just wonderfull.... :)

[@ProgAndJazz]

oh, no, that range should really be widened. there are 20x more guys with similar dedication and "essentialness" to jazz

[@thekingofmojacar5333]

@@ProgAndJazz Of course I know! There are more than 1000, all epoches of Jazz together, I just put the once I personally listened to... friendly regards!

[@kalyandas8475]

Never tire of listening to this.

[@pirackiswiat]

Czy ktoś poza mną czytał jego autobiografię?

[@classicmoodexp]

[@frogsnroseofficial317]

Totally agree.

[@elmanocristo]

Yeah, this music makes me wordless too.

[@conzo4620]

Absolutely. You’re completely right.

[@imjelo]

I agree...it really leaves one speechless. ✌ Seriously now, really loved it. Herbie Hancock is a genius. ❤

[@DuongQuangDinh]

We played every night at Dai Nam Night Club in Saigon (1965) Very nice song .

[@Iriegbz]

DUONG QUANG Dinh CHARLIE !!!!!!

[@josephpereira1346]

Wish I could have seen your band then. Would have been wonderful.

[@giuliamargaria]

i love this song. i played it in my school concert and i also improvised on it :) sorry for the bad english

[@mateoguiulondono1474]

That is cool

[@egoMerchant]

Your english is completely fine XD

[@TheErdnusswurst]

Nice, With wich Instrument

[@karlmartikoiv9407]

I improvised on it too (trumpet)

[@TheRealBroken]

Gesamt Schule wulfen?Herr klemme?

[@Volantirossearebackintown]

In London Back in the early '80 u would get in any wine bar packed with beautiful lady and listen to wild live bands playing this stuff so after a couple of glass of red red wine sl one would start smiling to each other than everyone would choose his her own and get on the floor to dance and ask the band to play The Otis Redding one "my girl" oh god how lucky I was to be born in the' 63

[@YoloJenkins-n7f]

I'm a pianist in a small band and we played this piece once and it was so great. Herbie is really an inspiration so if your looking to get into jazz and fusion piano, I suggest you learn some of his songs.

[@richardfranke1101]

Oh my goodness, the coolest of the cool! Haven't heard this for decades but it hasn't lost a note or vibe as the years have rolled by. Love it, and great to hear Herbie's genius!

[@sheldonaires7623]

A jazz masterpiece

[@WikiNicoBrz]

Am I the only one hearing the sound of Sergio Mendes' piano on hist version of "Mas que nada" , 4 years later...

[@classicmoodexp]

[@conzo4620]

Classic Mood Experience yes indeed

[@jesusoliveros4379]

tresillos de platillo...wow !!! jazz rico rico jazz...cheers from Peru...

[@antoniomunoz1932]

ayer cumplí 57 años, nací el sesenta y uno y a los pocos meses este monstruo graba esto... ¿y ahora qué?

[@TheLouisBarnes]

I joined the School’s Big Band late and the first Herbie Hancock tune I had to learn was Chameleon from the Headhunters album, so when I was asked to learn Watermelon Man for a school assembly, I learned the Headhunters version, only to get there on the day of the gig to find it was actually this version! Thankfully I learned it quite fast and it turned out great, but it’s a funny story which brings back fond memories

[@fredkhumalo3724]

The version on the Headhunters album is great, but I still prefer this older version. Thanks for the memories....

[@jimibirbeck1996]

Turns up with a couple of synths with shades on and a brass section in suits look at you like wtf 😂

[@TheLouisBarnes]

@@jimibirbeck1996 Haha, imagine 😂

[@MA-naconitor]

No matter where you play this song and in what context, you are still playing history!

[@sylvielopez2686]

Tank you , fantastique musician herbie Hancock , merci

[@nielslohmann6727]

Eres la maestra del dim?

[@socialmediahotdog]

*Imagine hearing this while seeing a black and orange armoured assassin kill people.*

[@JakeyJ918]

SocialMediaHotdog- haha what a far fetched statement, too bad it will never happen.

[@socialmediahotdog]

@@JakeyJ918 *Yeah... it'll never happen... :D*

[@m0ntaggg]

Is this a TV show?

[@m0ntaggg]

@@GauravSanjeevkumarBhardwaj1220 ahhhnnn ok

[@56postoffice]

In *"Titans,"* while this was playing, Deathstroke carried out his various 'hits'.

[@user-ui5ht1wn3h]

연습광에 성실하고 음악밖에 모르는 점에 반했습니다. 멋진 뮤지션의 멋진 곡이네요.

[@joacoyco8324]

It's me or sound like a song from zz top??

[@thelordofdarkness141]

You can definately hear when the musics over in this

[@dba4292]

Indeed. I’m here for comparison and it sounds darn similar.

[@oscarfm2954]

Now Studdying this at my Jazz production group absolutely loving it =)

[@fattynixonbisphamjunky1014]

I used to love playing the tenor sax part to this in a youth jazz orchestra I was in 🎷😎

[@magnus3139]

I'm playing the tenor sax part in a concert tonight with the solo at bar 39, God I'm nervous

[@sandraluksic5292]

Magnus Karlsson how did it go? :)

[@kalek1]

I play alto

[@hugob4795]

I love Herbie Hancock the jazzman

[@jonnreyna1]

One of the most groovy tunes ever written! Herbie is a musical God. Don't forget Freddie Hubbard! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6LdmINoq5ZkpqM

[@guillermobuero9065]

This is music. Great artist.

[@karirbabetzim6620]

anyone knows who the trumpeter is in this performance??

[@qonthaar6024]

Where is the part of the party in mid90 movies?

[@TheLastOilMan]

Looks like another psyop like the Tavistock Beatles

[@lprgin]

fuck ontario shores mental hospital . my woman proposed to me im getting married , slowly making my way to the 60's, still listening to Bird. Nice tune!

[@tsusurf0524]

I wanna eat watermelon, listening this! This summer is tooooo hot in Japan!!!

[@Dhieen]

i prefer by far this version than the headhunters one

[@88sublunaire]

I prefer Both of them.

[@vanishingshapes9267]

I also prefer both of them.

[@melo3101]

this version is cool , but thé synths, the african-ish polyrythms and the Electric mood from the headhunters' are more appealing to me

[@noval4060]

Dhieen iiiiii

[@connorthedjenty188]

i love them both. i am doing the headhunters one at the optimist jazz festival with my jazz band at school. i think. unless my band teacher changed his mind.

[@nonamebrand2079]

This song slaps on mushrooms lmao

[@rrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhh]

:D

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

I really couldn't care less.

[@nonamebrand2079]

You cared enough to comment lol

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

@@nonamebrand2079 oh yeah I forgot you were "high on mushrooms"😐

[@connor_can]

Eyy im playing the trumpet part for my schools jazz band, i love this peice :)

[@joltedlozengek4708]

Connor Smith I'm playing guitar part! Gotta love 32 bar solos with a cheeky bit of overdrive on 😂😂👍 hope the performance goes well dude

[@jansteenhuis5779]

Star Wars Battlefront 3 Gameplay

[@joltedlozengek4708]

Leon D depends who's askin', kid.

[@rushen6547]

Connor Smith I play the piano for my school. its a sick song

[@nathanielb2814]

playing cornet here!

[@izzau_piano]

I love Hancock's songs very much! ❤️ ♫❤️ ♫

[@claussaunte2303]

HH one of the coolest cats alive, love this

[@naymeequillo]

Such a flaming vibe. Everything turns into a silent disco when I have this in my headphones.. impossible to sit still.

[@monsterouseggman627]

Ross chastain theme song

[@billabbott6092]

Wow...so cool. You can tell it's Dexter in a flash because he so laid back and slightly behind the beat and Freddie sticks to his guns and won't go with him. Love it!

[@mikeschneider1624]

like that understanding of art

[@philipandersson4932]

Ray Manzarek brought me here🙌

[@roberto32720]

Por isso q o meu professor de músice disse que ele foi o maior pianista da história

[@evangelhogelho]

Nem, Oscar Peterson amassava

[@ingadumbadze3690]

მე ათოვანდი ამ მუსიკით

[@ethzero]

Danger Death Ray. I've said enough.

[@mikutakiseko2351]

やっぱり原曲が一番

[@高崎啓二-u3u]

ですね🎶🎹　小生も演奏してます。

[@kiyo2951]

なにこれ、超カッコいい

[@JazzizCafeLoveJazz]

Wow! En 1962 el pianista y compositor @herbiehancock abría su álbum "Takin' Off" con "Watermelon Man". Editado por Blue Note Records, era el álbum debut como líder de Hancock y este tema en el que intervienen Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon, Butch Warren y Billy Higgins es una composición de él mismo que es ya standard del jazz por derecho propio. #ClassicMonday #Jazz #HardBop

[@castillaespectaculos]

La compuso Mongo Santamaria que también la grabó en 1962.

[@jachikejc1715]

Watching Deathstroke kill people to this lovely tune is the best thing

[@georgezerv76]

When the music’s over DOORS

[@alanjamesh.zamorano1677]

It actually inspired Soul Kitchen from their debut record almost note for note. Although When The Music's Over shares a similar syncopated rhythm.

[@AlamMohamed369]

❤

[@Hot80s]

Herbie rolls the keys like that piano is his lady.

[@imamnajmi3084]

Man a watermelon

[@dreamingspace]

this in not Watermelon Man but Cantaloupe Island

[@SimonBerdah]

No it isnt. It's watermelon man for sure !

[@スミス-m4z]

🍉 hi 👕 👖 👞

[@agak3698]

Spox nuta, słychać, że jakiś gruby kocur przygrywa. Propsy Herbie.

[@mintoss6941]

dla Pani fszystko! :)

[@ARG-23_David_Villalba19]

Waterpolo?

[@Victorautistaeseusamigos]

Subaru forester

[@dortesandal4303]

Had front row tickets, 20 Years ago, Them feet still groovin' - gotta love Herbie!

[@timmklein]

very nice song it was difficult to write 2 guitar licks over this song.

[@potoloneotrebollerodrigo2676]

me gusta para tener que tocarla yo🎶🎵🎼

[@ericj.9287]

Potoloneo Trebolle Rodrigo ¿te gustas musicas de jazz?

[@warrenmeszaros9698]

Classic.

[@ClaudeMansilla-g7x]

Ce theme est une revolution dans le monde du jazz et de la pop mais dans le domaine des musique variétés personne ne connais Mr Herbie Hancock le compositeur.

[@osmarcarmonamontes]

When the music is over - The Doors' intro was based on this song Yeaaah!!!

[@alexpetrenko9038]

I don't believe you. It can't be. Give me a link.

[@alexpetrenko9038]

I've listened to 'When the music is over' more than thousand times. Didn't i catch sth??

[@osmarcarmonamontes]

@@alexpetrenko9038 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Music%27s_Over at the end of Origin paragraph

[@osmarcarmonamontes]

@@alexpetrenko9038 why did you come to this song?

[@alexpetrenko9038]

@@osmarcarmonamontes МФТИ Moscow physycs et cetera

[@vinicioesposito5471]

Sadness: exists This song: i'm gonna end this whole man career

[@なかぎケン]

何も考えずに乗れる。心地よい。ギターや笛では難しいから、何か打楽器で参加したい。ボンゴが良いかな？

[@normandisc7000]

Great. For Francophiles, there is a French version of "Watermelon men" by the Bretell's, "Le Marchand de Melons". The lyrics are funny.

[@theloniousratledge8835]

Soul jazz!!!

[@michaelchall8586]

Wow, the greatest thing!

[@michaelchall8586]

Wow, the greatest thing!

[@jorgthewes7745]

Ohren schmaus

[@kderoscofffrancois9643]

Who listens to this masterpiece in 2212?

[@philippe9744]

Ok Freddy Hubbard playing trumpet, who plays drums and who plays sax ?

[@Agaveo_Productions]

Herbie Hancock - Hohner clavinet, electric piano, synthesizer Freddie Hubbard - trumpet Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone Butch Warren - double bass Billy Higgins - drums, beer bottles in Watermelon Man , percussion

[@jibsmokestack1]

@@Agaveo_Productions No beer bottles here that was on Headhunters!

[@billythekid2050]

Hebbie Hancock I found in the 80's, love his Jazz..Groove on horn heads..lol.

[@peternelson5994]

Herbert, great man, great music what else can you say

[@sommmeguy]

This is awesome. Musical genius.

[@ruthdixon7807]

hancock's first hit, originally in a version by mongo santamaria. on hancock's own take, freddie hubbard and dexter gordon punch out the huge latin brass riffs.

[@Lkjs96]

Mongo Santamaria brought me here.

[@김민규-r3y]

4:42

[@juanoliete1]

Wow. Esto es música

[@luizchevelle7218]

Herbie and his Shelby Cobra.

[@pennybaker9691]

Could babies be sold in England 1952

[@keithfrmcov]

I have loved this Jazz tune (not song) for many years. I am learning to play the Trumpet, and once I have got used to it. I would like to be able to play this.

[@manumanu_]

Keep going with your dream. I'm sure you'll make it!

[@mrazpodolski353]

I played this song for orchestra! But this is my firsttime listening the real song

[@albertmartin8201]

He also played with Miles Davis quintet.

[@jibsmokestack1]

Really you don’t say? Lol 😂

[@pedroa.cantero9449]

Un drôle de jeu !!! Pure jouissance

[@javiflaja4063]

Alejandro Dolina brought me here of course

[@javierazmat4498]

Sublime!

[@atulasitani7246]

Love the sound of blues

[@Lkjs96]

Cuban Guajira married with R&B: Final product= Boogaloo.

[@rogergregor8018]

This is were Ray Manzarek of The Doors took his beat to When the Music's Over...

[@AlamMohamed369]

❤

[@tjengawongi9750]

I listen to this song after my afternoon Thea

[@pashadwantara]

This music give me Mad Men vibes...

[@Bruno-js1gw]

Genius

[@Adriano-k5l]

They say that "when the mysic's over", by The Doors, was inspired by this one by Herbie.

[@海風南無]

久しぶりに聴いたけどイイですね⤴️