The story of a smug white insurance salesman who wakes up one day with black skin, 1970s watermelon man was originally planned as a vehicle for a white actor like jack lemmon or alan arkin. Named after the eponymous track on herbie hancocks debut album takin off, this cocktail was popularised by a famous club night promoter called. Mongo santamaria band watermelon man dont bother me no. With patrice robitaille, julie lebreton, jacques allard, thomas beaudoin. In 2000, sanchez and his ensemble won the grammy for best latin jazz album for their work on the concord picante album latin soul.
Mongo santamaria band watermelon man dont bother me. 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. Best to reach us by email at email protected or call 1 8003456296. His 1963 hit rendition of herbie hancocks watermelon man was inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1998. Hancocks first version was released as a grooving hard bop record, and featured improvisations by freddie hubbard and dexter gordon. Poncho sanchez born october 30, 1951 is a latin jazz artist, salsa singer, band leader and conguero conga player. Watermelon man is a jazz standard written by herbie hancock for his debut album, takin off 1962. Watermelon man 1970 a white insurance salesman, jeff gerber godfrey cambridge, gets the surprise of his life when he wakes up and discovers that his skin now resembles a black mans. This is the melody of watermelon man, written by herbie hancock. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals watermelon man.
Watermelon man was composed by herbie hancock and first released on his debut solo album in 1962. Bass tablature for watermelon man ver 2 by herbie hancock. Watermelon man photos view all photos 5 movie info. Watermelon man was written by herbie hancock, originally for his 1962 hit record takin off. Watermelon man for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard afro blue, as performed by john coltrane among others. Essential for general education selected records, tunes. Note that every pepper location is abiding by all federal, state, and local regulations regarding covid19. He thinks he knows everything, is annoyingly bigoted, and a total bore. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly.
Mar 21, 2010 hancock rerecorded the tune for head hunters 1973, combining synthesizers with a sly stone and james brown funk influence, adding an eightbar section. 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 away. Watermelon man became a hit, and he would later record it with his head hunters band as well in 1973. Watermelon man by herbie hancock full score and parts. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most.
Carles margarit watermelon mandexter gordons transcription. Gussow plays the head, loses the beat, finds it again. Jul 31, 2015 the new watermelon man is a far cry from the original. While progress has been made since this film was made, the film still is relevant today if you can look past the horrible styles and occasionally over the top dialogue and lingo. With godfrey cambridge, estelle parsons, howard caine, durville martin. The new watermelon man is a far cry from the original. A single of the tune reached the top 100 of the pop charts. Hancock rerecorded the tune for head hunters 1973, combining synthesizers with a sly stone and james brown funk influence, adding an eightbar section. Chased down by an alarmist mob of white suburbanites while running for his morning bus the assumption being that a black man can only run from something, watermelon man recalls the mobbed baby killer of joseph loseys m 1951 but taken end to end is closer kin as a nightmare fantasy to kurt neumanns scifi classic the fly 1958. Jeff gerber godfrey cambridge is a self important insurance salesman. How to play watermelon man on the guitar with score and. Some tracks may include sampled instruments from high quality sample libraries. You dont need an expert to tell you that watermelon is just about the most refreshing thing you could possibly eat in the middle of summer, and that the first and best way to prepare it is to just cut it up and devour it, letting the juice drip down your face and spitting the seeds more on these in a minute as far as you can.
Lyrics to watermelon man by manfred mann from the all manner of menn. Watermelon man nude scenes 10 images and 1 video including appearances from kay kimberley. Watermelon man mongo santamaria song info allmusic. Van peebles wrote the music to watermelon man himself, in order to have creative control. A former san francisco cable car gripman by way of a degree in literature at ohio wesleyan university and service in the united states air force with a. Mar 14, 2017 with patrice robitaille, julie lebreton, jacques allard, thomas beaudoin. Watermelon man sheet music download free in pdf or midi. 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. Print and download watermelon man sheet music by herbie hancock. Watermelon man is a 1970 american comedy film directed by melvin van peebles and starring godfrey cambridge, estelle parsons, howard caine, durville martin, kay kimberley, mantan moreland, and erin moran. Read the the watermelon man movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Ive never seen the movie and im not sure i want to, since i love the book so much. Jan 15, 2014 watermelon man was written by herbie hancock, originally for his 1962 hit record takin off.
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. Watermelon man by herbie hancock full score and parts sheet. This was one of those rare jazz tunes that was so catchy it made the pop charts, first herbies version and the next year again with a. Victor lessard watermelon man tv episode 2017 imdb. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity. Watermelon man is melvin van peebles 1970 comedic satire about the state of race relations in america. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c major. Rock fifties and sixties toledo, oh the watermelon men rock fifties and sixties toledo, oh. Written in 1970 a year before the summer of 42, it chronicles the life of this incredible.
Set during the 60s0s race riots, jeff gerbler is a white gungho, unselfaware and unpopular insuranceselling. Trailer for melvin van peebles watermelon man 1970. Satan and adam harpist offers the first installment of a fourpart lesson on herbie hancocks bluesy jazz instrumental. Watermelon man 1970 stream and watch online moviefone. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music in c major. The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file backing track. Herbie hancock watermelon man lyrics genius lyrics. Hancock wrote this tune with the intention of marketing his record, and was the first tune he composed for commercial reasons. Santamaria watermelon man sheet music for piano solo pdf. Note that every pepper location is abiding by all federal, state, and local regulations regarding covid19, as well as cdc guidelines. Melvin van peebles watermelon man 1970 isnt considered a seminal blaxploitation title and shouldnt be. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music leadsheet in f. Released 1970, watermelon man stars godfrey cambridge, estelle parsons, howard caine, durville martin the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
The film melvin van peebles made before he did sweet sweetbacks baadassss song. Ramon mongo santamaria april 7, 1922 in havana, cuba february 1, 2003 was an afrocuban percussionist. Soon, watermelon man was a jazz standard, with versions by count basie, erroll garner, woody herman, and jon hendricks. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music leadsheet in. Every morning he follows a health regiment that includes drinking a health drink and racing the bus to work. When racist white insurance agent jeff gerber wakes up one morning to discover that his skin has turned black, he experiences bigotry first.
Herman raucher wrote the summer of 42, a book i picked up on accident for a quarter at a garage sale. Written by herman raucher, it tells the story of an extremely bigoted 1960sera white insurance salesman named jeff gerber, who wakes up one morning to find that he has become black. The melody is stretched over prowling funk rhythms and an africaninflected introductory motif is the hook. Download watermelon man remastered by herbie hancock. The film also originally featured an upbeat ending in which the salesmans stint as an oppressed minority is merely a dream, albeit the kind designed to teach rod serlingapproved values of tolerance and. This was one of those rare jazz tunes that was so catchy it made the pop charts, first herbies version and the next year again with a latin version by mongo santamaria. Cuban percussionist mongo santamaria released the tune as a latin pop single the next year on battle records, where it. Networks has confirmed that this movie watermelon man has been checked out this is a useful entertainment source that really presents price towards the customers, and we highly advocate acquiring it. Print and download lead sheets for watermelon man by herbie hancock in f major transposable. Herbie hancocks watermelon man quickly became a jazz standard after being released, having been recorded by lots of artists in less than 5 years after the first release.
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