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  1. Watermelon Man is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Melvin Van Peebles and starring Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine, D'Urville Martin, Kay Kimberley, Mantan Moreland, and Erin Moran.

  2. "Watermelon Man" is a jazz standard written by Herbie Hancock for his debut album, Takin' Off (1962). Hancock's first version was recorded in a hard bop style, featuring solos by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and saxophonist Dexter Gordon . [1]

  3. Herbie Hancock explains how he composed Watermelon Man and how Mongo Santamaria influenced it. He then performs both the original 1962 and the 1973 Headhunt...

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  4. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupWatermelon Man (Remastered 2007) · Herbie HancockTakin' Off℗ 2007 Blue Note RecordsReleased on: 1962-01-01Associa...

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  5. 462K subscribers. 192. 15K views 4 years ago. ...more. Classic Mood Experience The best masterpieces ever recorded in the music history.Join our Youtube: https://goo.gl/8AOGaNHerbie Hancock -...

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  6. Feb 26, 2024 · Learn the story behind Watermelon Man, a catchy tune that became a jazz standard and a Latin boogaloo hit. Discover how Herbie Hancock wrote it, recorded it and rearranged it for his fusion album Head Hunters.

  7. 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 man's.

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