Watermelon Man

~ Work

Relationships

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 (mono)coverCount Basie?:??
1965-01-13 – 1965-01-14Watermelon Man (stereo)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 Guy5:18
1970Watermelon MancoverBuddy Guy5:14
1972-08Watermelon Man (Sandia Chicano)Woody Herman5:16
1972-10-27Watermelon ManliveEarl Hines6:24
1973-09Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock6:29
1973-09Watermelon Man (Head Hunters version)Herbie Hancock6:30
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
2023-02-09Watermelon ManliveThe Headhunters9:30
Agua de melónLos Dementes2:32
Medley: Watermelon Man / TequilamedleyFranz Lambert2:44
Watermellon ManMongo Santamaría2:27
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría2:25
Watermelon ManHerbie Mann7:14
Watermelon MancoverSoul Bossa Trio5:03
Watermelon ManMr. Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band3:47
Watermelon ManFred Wesley and The J.B.’s3:37
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría2:27
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría2:27
Watermelon ManliveHarold Alexander10:17
Watermelon ManHerbie Mann4:04
Watermelon ManPoncho Sanchez6:15
Watermelon ManPoncho Sanchez3:44
Watermelon ManManhattan Jazz Quintet?:??
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría6:39
Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock7:08
Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock7:07
Watermelon MancoverFred Wesley and The J.B.’s3:23
Watermelon ManThe Jazzigators4:23
Watermelon MancoverPoncho Sanchez & Mongo Santamaría3:46
Watermelon ManSly & the Family Stone3:03
Watermelon ManWoody Herman7:19
Watermelon ManErroll Garner4:12
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría3:16
Watermelon ManinstrumentalMel Taylor and The Magics2:45
Watermelon ManLionel Loueke5:03
Watermelon MancoverBaba Brooks Band2:50
Watermelon MancoverJean King2:45
Watermelon MancoverJean King2:45
Watermelon Mancover and instrumentalChapala Beach Boys?:??
Watermelon MancoverSly & the Family Stone2:58
Watermelon Mancover and instrumentalQuincy Jones3:18
Watermelon ManKai Winding2:58
Watermelon ManKai Winding2:59
Watermelon ManHerbie Mann - Chick Corea?:??
Watermelon ManHerbie Mann4:05
Watermelon ManHerbie Mann4:09
Watermelon ManHerbie Mann7:14
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría3:10
Watermelon MancoverBig Band Waidhofen/Thaya3:11
Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock7:12
Watermelon ManDaniel Smith4:48
Watermelon MancoverBuddy Guy5:15
Watermelon MancoverBuddy Guy5:16
Watermelon Mancover and liveBuddy Guy5:21
Watermelon MancoverBuddy Guy5:19
Watermelon MancoverThe Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus3:25
Watermelon Man (live, 05-1963: Basin Street West Jazz Club, West Hollywood, CA, USA (mono))liveWoody Herman5:45
Watermelon ManWoody Herman5:41
Watermelon ManWoody Herman7:27
Watermelon ManWoody Herman5:41
Watermelon ManWoody Herman6:33
Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock6:28
Watermelon Mancover and instrumentalSimon Oslender3:49
Watermelon ManMongo Santamaría3:10
Watermelon MancoverDon De Andre Trio3:17
Watermelon MancoverMongo Santamaría2:31
Watermelon ManHancock Island7:38
Watermelon MancoverKarin Krog/ The Public Enemies3:10
Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock7:07
Watermelon Man (feat. Mongo Santamaria)coverPoncho Sanchez3:48
Watermelon Man (Under the Sun)coverPoppy Ajudha4:31
Watermelone Mancover and instrumentalSchulband Gymnasium Neureut3:23