Herbie Hancock explains how he composed Watermelon Man and how Mongo Santamaria influenced it. He then performs both the original 1962 and the 1973 Headhunters versions.
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@christopherfischer69987 жыл бұрын
Dude is in his 70s and he doesn't look a day over 45
@paulkitas46599 жыл бұрын
Herbie is not a piano player, he is a genius. Just takes it out on keyboards. I am totally amazed on how he thinks about music and his projects he has done in the last 20yrs
@JohnECocaine9 жыл бұрын
Mr. Hancock is a Master, and the world benefits from his existence.
@c0nk28798 жыл бұрын
Christian McBride laying down a SERIOUS groove here!
@oildupllc38338 жыл бұрын
+Luke Conklin Super Dope... Honestly made the entire thing groove...
@DarthClam9 жыл бұрын
Karriem Riggins on drums in case anyone was wondering. Detroit in the house!!
@Melvinator3117 жыл бұрын
damn good
@TOJralpheal7 жыл бұрын
I was Like....he looks like Karriem, let me check the comments LOL
@OZRIC198512 жыл бұрын
Herbie Hancock is one of the greatest musicians of all time! :)
@fuzzylogiceire10 жыл бұрын
What a fucking groove this drummer has. You can't teach that, natural talent.
@fuzzylogiceire9 жыл бұрын
***** You are right, I believe some have an amazing natural groove from the get go though. Guys like Purdie, Al Jackson Jr, Dennis Chambers.
@relativelybasic11 жыл бұрын
The drummer's strokes are smooth as hell..
@stephenelkins80458 жыл бұрын
Don't ever pass on a chance to see Herbie Hancock perform. Saw him last year at Weil Hall's Green Music Center on the campus of Sonoma State. An awesome show. He loves to share the story behind the music.
@guyswiggins11 жыл бұрын
This kicks some serious ass - and a wonderful example of how musicians can take a melody and transform it and give it a completely different feel. One of our greatest living musicians. And to think he was 23 when he wrote this and then got asked to join the Miles Davis band.
@viljl65147 жыл бұрын
"Mongo" Santamaría (April 7, 1917 - February 1, 2003) was a rumba quinto master and an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist. He was an integral figure in the fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with R&B and soul, paving the way for the boogaloo era of the late 1960s. His 1963 hit rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" (recorded on December 17, 1962) was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
@Berkleesaxman7 жыл бұрын
It is just a real artistic experience to listen to a composer perform his music. This guy is just fantastic...was early in his career and he just keeps getting better all the time!
@eduardocandeiasfaust7 жыл бұрын
I can see where Cory got some of his inspiration for the Lingus solo
@ETMusic27 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking exactly the same thing!
@WesleyNicholson11 жыл бұрын
Grew up listening to this... and it never gets old. Great post of a musical history that should be told again and again.
@billr36408 жыл бұрын
It is so much fun to enjoy pure genius, even if it is a recording. Thanks Mr. Hancock for wonderful music over the many years!
@benitabrown72368 жыл бұрын
Happy 76th Birthday Herbie Hancock!
@ericrobinson17898 жыл бұрын
This brother is still awesome. Can still play the heck out of that song "Watermelon Man". Got the chance to catch him in concert some 6 years ago and he threw down. This interview here with Elvis Costello was quite insightful.
@4u2btrue9 жыл бұрын
Never get tired of this song...Like the story too...
@itayf112410 жыл бұрын
That is amazing cuz u can actually see that Herbie enjoys playing like a little child and he dances to the sound of his own music! Such an amazing artist
@Petar_Steinberg8 жыл бұрын
This man is a god.
@almshousephilly64078 жыл бұрын
+Petar Steinberg In total accord!!!
@LimKaamen7 жыл бұрын
+Petar Steinberg Thank you! You certainly get what I could never, possibly find English words to express. Only our ancestors, deep down in Africa, at the very least back 5,000 years ago, can find words to explain what Herbie Hancock is doing here. I don't think he himself has a clue what he is doing. I know for a fact that our ancestors chose him to convey a message we still need to sort out and understand!!!
@Girostix11 жыл бұрын
Love the bass line part
@mrgeisel7 жыл бұрын
Great tune, wonderful story and superbly talented musician who never seems to age! This is tremendous...thanks for posting!
@gregoryjohnson45387 жыл бұрын
i love these creative stories
@manutrivedi18917 жыл бұрын
Met the man twice in Bombay! A true giant. Gentle and cool.
@orlandeuce65677 жыл бұрын
Chicago, IL struggles has produced so many greats
@johnsbackingtrackchoices34498 жыл бұрын
This is the greatest trio I have ever seen by far, Absoloutly fabulous interpretation of this great tune
@stereomagic18 жыл бұрын
Excellent clip - thanks! I've always adored Hancock and this extrapolation of Watermelon Man is amazing. He's a genius: erudite, brave, innovative and unique.
@OMGuitaRock9 жыл бұрын
one of his greatest tunes
@gdhgeorge10 жыл бұрын
I am 14 y.o. I admire Mr.Herbie Hancock for his musicianship and as a human being. Last year (I was 13 y.o.) he played with me at the O2 World in Berlin. If you want to watch, here is the video: HERBIE HANCOCK jamming with 13 y.o. GEORGIE HERRERA at O2 World Berlin. Cantaloupe Island
@FatsacksAllday12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!! Great to know the history of this great tune!
@saveasav18 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Always good to know the backstory of a classic tune. And who better than from the composer itself.
@23chiffy8 жыл бұрын
herbie oozes class
@LimKaamen7 жыл бұрын
Always off the charts!
@KRxN1110 жыл бұрын
A Master At Work. Shows the depth of creativity with which an artist consorts, to which an artist can stretch with an idea. Blues!!!! Jazzy BluesyJazz. Simple, yet so profound/deceptively so. That's it-when you make it look easy because its inya..
@enochohare79129 жыл бұрын
A stone cold groove, daddio!
@UKISOCIETY9 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly my favorite composition.
@greg971fr8 жыл бұрын
...so good mister hancock !!!
@user-jn6nk4bg8s7 жыл бұрын
I can't give you but my love, Hancock!
@UBZUKki10 жыл бұрын
Heavy...Pure talent....Class.
@PaulRx49 жыл бұрын
Great Jazz! always a favorite.
@timothy.bryanwilson90127 жыл бұрын
one of the greatest. musicians I can think of
@SamAndrew278 жыл бұрын
He makes that Korg freakin' SING!!
@BlackDucky10 жыл бұрын
from the 73` er Album "Head Hunter" which was a great one
@amnakarrar407010 жыл бұрын
amazing I play this at school its the best but when its your first time its hard
@MrPreliminary10 жыл бұрын
The Best of the Best!!!!!!
@Toudie66499 жыл бұрын
He's one of my all time favorite Piano Players. Like Erroll Garner too :-)
@Danlikesyou8 жыл бұрын
This made me sway and as an added bonus, it made me happy!
@leomonster19739 жыл бұрын
Love the Funk-ness that happens @ 4:41
@elliotalpert22859 жыл бұрын
super! what a great story
@tavahosey866011 жыл бұрын
This is it HERBIE for me! & my man Chicanos got it all!
@Oelov11 жыл бұрын
legendary drummer
@WildBillCox138 жыл бұрын
Pretty interesting stuff. Thanks for posting!
@andys93377 жыл бұрын
1962 is what I like.....cool!!!!
@keepgrindingup766110 жыл бұрын
MAN O MAN.. .. .. Thanks for posting!
@jaysewall19 жыл бұрын
Thx Cllaude Gallichand for finding this great story of a wonderful tune.
@SuperRod8811 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock (April 12)
@lesleymoore16997 жыл бұрын
he's talking to Elvis Costello. Interesting interview.
@darkhalo086811 жыл бұрын
He makes it look so easy.
@Velocisaurusman7 жыл бұрын
I never usually liked Jazz trios until I heard this
@AlejandroLopez-kk9vu11 жыл бұрын
Im 11 and he inspires me
@coleprivott61407 жыл бұрын
this is awesome
@rishardlampese89479 жыл бұрын
This is da sheet! I gotta go put on the old Headhunters now - damn!
@MatthewLipschultz7 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday, Herbie Hancock!
@axollner67227 жыл бұрын
4:40 my favorite part :D
@travese31111 жыл бұрын
wow this is really great!!
@tenrotv10x888 жыл бұрын
He's the best of the best
@streamapp7 жыл бұрын
Saw him at UNC, amazing
@tavahosey866011 жыл бұрын
That's it Chicago HERBIE & my man! That's us!
@nodlew194310 жыл бұрын
Don't understand how Mango Santimaria did not see the connection between Afro-American and Afro-Cuban link. When it was Dizzy Gillespee and Chano Pozo who first collaborated the 1940's. with song Manteca.
@reikopf3507 жыл бұрын
I love him Herbie Hancock
@realbro55487 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@RobertoGinsburg7 жыл бұрын
JAZZ-GUAJIRA. Wow master Herbie!
@stacylatnie294510 жыл бұрын
Herbie jammed the shit out of this run
@adzlespaul19 жыл бұрын
Who is that on bass and drums? Some serious groove....
@colafass9 жыл бұрын
On drums im not sure but on bass its Christian McBride
@adzlespaul19 жыл бұрын
Thank you, colafass :)
@colafass9 жыл бұрын
No problem, Ive seen him live. Insane experience... You should check out his trio
@adzlespaul19 жыл бұрын
Will do. Cheers man
@desto_music9 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure it's Christian McBride on bass
@jusbe479 жыл бұрын
Ten viewers don't like watermelons.
@tomaszm63307 жыл бұрын
super wersja !!!
@tavahosey866011 жыл бұрын
That's it HERBIE & my man here we g! It's " ON"
@johnbattaglia3408 жыл бұрын
What a cool cat.
@HVCPfilmproducties10 жыл бұрын
Very high level!
@danielnatzke67337 жыл бұрын
LOL. Every single video of a famous jazz pianist giving a talk and playing has them using either a Bosendorfer or a Fazioli.
@bama72638 жыл бұрын
Great song but the version from head hunters is my favorite
@ZazaOneProd11 жыл бұрын
Legend !
@melvinwren8 жыл бұрын
AMAZZING
@juancarlosgarciaortiz8588 жыл бұрын
exquisito....sonido
@j0c0b8 жыл бұрын
Christian McBride on bass ?
@kjones57238 жыл бұрын
+j0c0b Definitely!!!
@TheClickvito111 жыл бұрын
That 1 dislike is Watermelon Man !!
@SaCeCat109 жыл бұрын
Dig that groove
@ricksolo44437 жыл бұрын
Just really thinking about Joe Sample and others that have gone on to gig in the heavens.
@wesleyadair94807 жыл бұрын
rick solo Joe sample was great also I would agree with you on that
@gregoryjohnson45387 жыл бұрын
man first conguero i ever heard mongo still influenced me today herbie ur right
@TheRobloxianOfTheWorld7 жыл бұрын
Explanation ends at 3:53
@johntatum19517 жыл бұрын
I sho loves me some watermelon, man. The second version was sho nuff funky stuff.
@MrKpbass9 жыл бұрын
Damn! This group is so good! Does anyone know the name of the bassist and drummer?
@ThePrenian9 жыл бұрын
I know that the bassist is Cristian Mcbride,a great musician who worked with many others artists like Sting
@samluit9 жыл бұрын
Kyle Pitcher Cristian McBride on bass and Karriem Riggins on the drums.
@zedster9118 жыл бұрын
Always wonder if musicians like Herbie, can just play a tune automatically or do they need to practice....
@stevelindsey13278 жыл бұрын
DEVINE
@cwissiee8 жыл бұрын
Elvis Costello had a music show?
@path06108 жыл бұрын
+Christi Petry He had the show, Spectacle, from 2008 to 2010. The dvds are on Netflix.
@MisterBicycle10 жыл бұрын
Bart: Candygram for Mongo! Candygram for Mongo!
@monkeybutt1231239 жыл бұрын
Does anybody know what ride the drummer is using? Sounds bloody amazing!
@michaelbauers88007 жыл бұрын
The audio is a big help on this video. It's so well recorded, you can hear nuances of the instruments.
@ericherbomel17047 жыл бұрын
Superbe
@jayrose-ham88347 жыл бұрын
eric Herbomel superbie
@darthsackboy11 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the bossa nova in Gran Turismo.