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Watermelon Manby Mongo Santamaria
Watermelon Man
Mongo Santamaria
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- Apr 1, 2024
8:27 AMIn 1962, while jamming on stage with Herbie Hancock at a Bronx nightclub, Santamaría infused Latin beats into Hancock’s composition of “Watermelon Man.” This song became a runaway pop hit for the well-known jazz-label, Riverside, and Santamaría's biggest hit. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. - nmaahc.si.edu So, if you did not know, well, now you know, you know?John Richards - Sep 13, 2023
9:23 AMIn 1962, while jamming on stage with Herbie Hancock at a Bronx nightclub, Santamaría infused Latin beats into Hancock’s composition of “Watermelon Man.” This song became a runaway pop hit for the well-known jazz-label, Riverside, and Santamaría's biggest hit. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. - nmaahc.si.edu - Nov 6, 2022
11:59 AMOriginally released in 1967, this Latin Jazz song by Mongo Santamaría was featured on the 'Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)' soundtrack, which is a 2021 documentary film about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in his directorial debut. - Sep 12, 2022
15:30 PMOriginally released in 1967, this Latin Jazz song by Mongo Santamaría was featured on the 'Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)' soundtrack, which is a 2021 documentary film about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in his directorial debut.