Share this postWatermelon Man - break tune number 5michaelwelchpublications.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherWatermelon Man - break tune number 5#5Notes From An Old DrummerFeb 28, 20242Share this postWatermelon Man - break tune number 5michaelwelchpublications.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther1ShareProbably a lesser known tune played as a break song, but it is popular. I heard it before I knew it’s history. Herbie Hancock recorded it in 1962. Mongo Santamaria’s rendition became a Latin pop single in 1963. Mongo Herbie
Please don't respond to this but I'm going to share my thoughts about this..
I just find Herbie Hancock's version to be a commercialization of a cool Latin groove.....