Composed by Herbie Hancock, arranged by Manuel Kaufmann
Our arrangement of the Herbie Hancock's classic Watermelon Man is by former IHBB director Manuel Kaufmann, and carries all the signature hallmarks of the original (plus elements of Hancock's 1973 remake).
The tune first appeard on Hancock's 1962 debut album Takin' Off (Blue Note BST 84109).
The lineup on this track is: Freddie Hubbard (trumpet, flugelhorn), Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone), Herbie Hancock (piano), Butch Warren (bass), Billy Higgins (drums)
But it was Mongo Santamaria who made the tune famous in 1963.
And Hancock radically reworked the tune on his 1973 Headhunters album.
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