Poncho Sanchez - Watermelon Man (Live)

[renacuajo]

by mexican Poncho Sanchez... very spicy version... and it's sweet!

[MamboMan2314]

Legend! The whole thing is just groovin' and jazzin'

[yugenro]

what a blast!



[eloelolol11]

love this hammond organ!

[ERYKAASHLEYCORTEZ]

aww i miss my uncle ralph vasquez ;( i love himm <3 =)

[Eyezarius239]

dang i like rap music this band kills it i luv it makes me wanna buy a saxpone

[spamstoper3]

☆☆☆☆☆

[abcde8792]

esta linda la canción

[sabin97]

el melonero!!!! :D

gotta love this song

for some reason i always imagine red-pinkish(melon-colored) elephants dancing gracefully like homer

[studiocnc1]

Awesome......!!!...

[wrecthednewt]

I don't know about you guys, but im gonna go transcribe that sax solo



[dconderLLC]

@wrecthednewt; you can find Scott Martin on facebook: /scottmartinjazz; friend him up, he's a great guy. //dc director/dp/editor of this clip

[annelles]

c'est cette version qui m'a fait passer de la batterie aux congas puis aux timbales

3 instruments de percu fantastiques

[rosefado]

Demais! Demais!

[Mrtriumphchopper]

Nine people whose parents failed them musically, miserably!

[NirvanaForever96]

A guitar group that im in is playing this song for a concert it sounds great so far

[IzziQuartet]

grande poncho, grande...



[sfgiantpoet]

so why cant i facebook this?

[stefanmlawa]

Correct!!! I joined an Irish band (GaelicMishap) that plays traditional Irish songs and Celtic rock. It is great and the music we put out is super! Glad I retired!!!!

[valhan364]

Its quite the commonality that after folks retire, they pass on shortly thereafter because they stop working. May I suggest to those of us who will retire to get into a band and play the rest of your life! Its a mighty fine work.

[valhan364]

It's quite common that when people retire, they pass a short time after that. I would recommend that all of us who retire get into this kind of stuff! Work at its finest!

[scacgc]

wow that;s the one way's

[MrIsaacG01]

* Very Good *

[xJ4ckD4nielsx]

That sax solo was rippin.

[latinsouljazz]

Scott Martin on Sax!!

[recovering16]

This is the best version I've ever heard of Watermelon Man - and it's LIVE!! (and the sound quality is so great too). Thank you so much for posting!!

[gustarmando1]

Simplemente Jazz.

[macdogq]

Love that 58' Chevy Belair.

[salchez68]

great sound, think ill keep it!!

[juansilva53]

poncho sanchez es un chingon. linda musica.

[tavadigelovani]

si! 

[kornbelt]

love it

[Tweetyspet]

this is a real mover

[LEONCODAJJ]

Autor del tema : Herbie Hancock

[PokeMonFan11100]

Damm!!! He the best!!! Great 5 stars!!!

[f0615388]

I got this chance to see this guy play live in Miami, He's a great man.

[edwardg2003]

Absolutely FUNKY...like a "ham hock" in a bowl of corn flakes...man...reminds me of something I've heard at the Playboy Jazz Festival...in June in L.A. at the Hollywood Bowl...lawrd have mercy..."glow lights" everywhere and the crowd??? ROCKIN'!!!

Viva Poncho!!! :D)

[upthetree42]

7 peoples heads exploded when they were about to click the like button and missed

[3584817]

grande Ponchooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!

[jesamani75]

what happened to ramon banda?

[william52648]

Every year ...at the Long Beach Jazz Festival he performs...my man Poncho

[ANGIXMF14]

Rico pa gozar!!!!!!!!!

[congafil]

Hei guys, this song is simply wonderful!! I love Poncho's style he is great!!

[nojodaschico]

Poncho coñooooooooo  esto esta Buenissimoooo WOW!!!

[Jacobre156]

The best recording of this on the internet...working on this in jazz right now...it is going to be great...

[2011guitarist]

He goes so hard man, love the jams

[bushwickgirl347]

Classic Watermelon man, the best.

[maidoodesu]

nice ! ですね.

[12thgenord]

I fished with Poncho and his brother Ben a while back on a six-pak boat, . This is a stand up individual, pure class on or off stage. He was a straight cat, never once brought up the fact that he was big in Latin Jazz. I never knew until about six months later about his fame.. He was just a fisherman as I, no better, no worse. I love him for that..

[gabymoyano2203]

Wowowowowow !!! Awesome Gift, Thank You My friend !!! Poncho is Amazing !!!

Love the Latin Jazz... Very hot sounds... Ty !!!

[carromobileELauto]

I LOVE YOU PONCHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheRicpac]

PURO PACHUCO TUNES...I LOVE IT...

[laurashe13]

Summers not over yet! Here's to the groove of, fresh,smokin and hot time summer in the city.

[frizzzzzzal]

FUCK YES

[scooter33333]

Pure Latin Jazz at its best.

[abonawas]

@scooter33333 not reaally they cant play well....missing mny notes.....piano man is real bad too mny notes missed

[BongoceroBradley]

@abonawas Dude, they are playing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in this video ... What missed notes? When are you playing at this festival next?

[rmtoyama]

@abonawas you misspell too many words! damn haters......

[nitecolotzintli]

gracias por compartir hermano, la verdad que si es algo para disfrutar, thanks a lot my bro for share this vid with us. sentimiento e manana

[ronald4ucla]

He's Good, but His Band from the 80's Far better, Charlie Otwell is a Great Pianist, Needs to Bring Him Back. Poncho Can Play Baby...

[fff1313]

My favorite musician! Poncho rocks! Saw him live in San Francisco last year! Great show!

[tariksba]

really good sound....i never heard this before....thanx for the video...

[fiegenfiegen]

Definitely Watermelon man was unknowingly written for a Latin approach. A lovely attempt to it.

[6DAVIE9]

such an awesome name!! its just as well the trumpeter made the top note at the end :p

[georgiarebelinne]

Always dig Poncho!" Live at the Kimball East" is one of the best live gigs ever!

[billyboylb]

If you ever get the chance go see Poncho Sanchez live!! Great.

[cm33carlos]

Poncho 1st. started playing for Cal Jader & then went on his own. He has done alot to honor mongo s. - Mongo 1st came out with this on his album watermelon man.. this is one of ponchos tribute to mongo.... He is baddd.

[JayPC21]

Awesome

[theaztecsun]

SWEET!!!

[marci699]

Poncho Sanchez ist echt klasse! Er macht echt super Music. :)

[scooter33333]

Pancho Sanchez is the MAN

[r3ck0rd]

Herbie Hancock and Mongo Santamaria's classic! Love it!

[morocatl]

¡Chingón!

[19youtubinit01]

i like the way they play the rhythms on the head. soo dirty.

[tomcorbettt]

Thank you so much for putting this on. I first learned to dance to this song back in 64 in Jr hs and this is one of the best versions that I've head. This has been a really cool song for more than 50 years and these guys really play it right.

[rozebabyolifantje]

Now thát's what I call laid-back timing.

Damn funky.

[IchMagSechs]

everythings glowing gold.!

[MrAlexander3631]

It beautiful jazz! you ever heard compositions Valerio Minicillo compositions? The First, Crazy Funky, wow! There is a wonderful video, which is LA MAGIA DEL SAX !

[DancingBop]

Poncho Sánchez ...

Mientras el sol del Caribe en su música ... Esta versión de "Watermelon Man" es imprudente ... Te dan ganas de bailar, bailar, bailar ...

Él es un músico y director de orquesta increíble!

[molinmusic]

THIS IS LIFE!!!!!! LOVE IT!

[juaneduardohouse]

Maestrazo Poncho Sanchez, ojola tenga la opotunidad verlo en vivo.

[bobjoe555]

BTW the player on the guiro is Sal Vasquez.

[Trixiekitsch2008]

Ceci un de mes chansons préférées. Je peux écouter il et est ennuyé tous les jours jamais. L'hourra pour Pancho Sanchez !

[mexgomex]

El maestro Poncho Sanchez es un chingonazo como todos los que ahi tocan yo lo vi en la quimera en metepec estado de mexico hace 2 años y la verdad fue todo un honor escucharlo.

[llleee70]

poncho eres lo maximo karnal pese akien le pese!!dejence de mamadas y admiren lo ques poncho y sus congas neta que ese don no lo tiene cualquiera ni su cabron ese tal CHANGUITO no san pendejos i vean que son generos diferentes ademas que fue alumno del gran MONGO SANTAMARIA!! MENSOS CABRONESS!!

[fnflores]

Thanks! nice tune!

[DizzleBig3]

Poncho is Crazy...

[poikoiful]

サイコーだ！

オレこの人観てコンガ始めた！

[JDB213]

Love it. Thanks for sharing.

[ilikemusicverymuch]

Fav!

[jesamani75]

is that poncho´s old hood or what?

[CondorMedia]

@jesamani75 Yes, that's the "one-ways" in Norwalk, CA... tough area, we had 3 armed cops walking behind us to help keep the crew from being mugged.

//dc

[tjc197]

YEAH ! ! !! ! Wow, I like the latin version even better than the funk version, haha. Way to go Poncho.

[mayitococoloco]

Should this be an average-music band, we'd say "they're really rocking" by the way they sound (actually, they sound just great great).. However, in Spanish we'd say "TIENEN JICAMO, PARNAH!". Man, these cats have really GOT IT! God bless the talent of these folks.

[markmendez66]

Actually it's a Herbie Hancock song

[misraices1]

Yes, that's a great tune and Poncho plays it well, but it's not his; this song was player first by Mongo Santamaria's (Poncho was his student).

[jrt88fan]

I love this song, our jazz band is playin' a different arrangement of it

5/5

[pammyinlp]

Thank you for posting this. I've heard this over the years but the dj's never said who or what it was.

FINALLY, the dj this morning gave it out.

[sprinter2605]

grande poncho...!!!

[Djavidus]

Love that piano's sound!!

[tromboneplayer94]

dude! i love this song! all that time not knowing the name of it and i finally find it! sweet!

[ShannonVenasse]

@tromboneplayer94 same here I had no idea this is what it was called. very cool!

[trombonespaz]

who's that sax player??

[lamob]

Scott Martin is the sax man

[trombonespaz]

andy martin's brother?

[lamob]

Yes Scott Martin is Andys bro

[lamob]

Yes Scott ,Andy, & Stan martin Brothers thy have all played in Poncho's Band there was a time that all three were the horn section.... the right configuration Tbn , Tpt, & Sax

[flastrufia]

asi!

[b0dhiMind]

Amazing!

[DonAlebrije]

5 estrellas para Don Poncho.

[xfrederickxX]

good song

cool!

this no has name

[spacecowboysucio]

and all that jazz...Poncho Sanchez Riata

[imperius09]

cool!!!

[CRNewMedia]

Poncho will be at the Conga Room 8-20!

[youssefnajjar]

efectivamente es jazz latino, más bien caribeño, porque latinos tambien son los franceses, los italianos, los portugueses...anglicismos fuera de lugar, pues.

[MrLavegabrass]

si te refieres a los países bañados por el mediterráneo, entonces los argelinos, los libios, egipcios etc. también son latinos ¿no?

[youssefnajjar]

mas bien los paises que tuvieron una influencia del latin y cuyas lenguas se les llaman romances o neolatinas, el caso que tu mencionas se refiere más bien a los pueblos mediterraneos ,la confusion lña dan los anglicismos, creo que es mejor hablar del caracter hispanoamericano, ahi si es más preciso.

[TheTechnicolorWinter]

there is a big difference between blues and jazz blues..

[saraimexico]

Excelente!

[GeniusBoy88]

I've loved this one ever since I first heard it! Thanks for posting the performance!

[Jaketrombone]

wow they lay that back jussssstttttt right.

[MagyarAtom]

this song always makes me dance. great

[1019drummer]

one of the best live performances to come along in a very long time the best conga player/bands going..........everybody should check out conmigo from i believe the same performance. will somebody please post it.

and thanks for this..............oh and cal tjaders "i showed them"....w/dave samuels on the vibes

[emorock47]

this is not salsa it is blues i know how to play dis on the saxophone

[izdaturfaceorass]

blues? it's not latin jazz?

[rigomex69]

kinda. it is a jazz song, but Poncho puts his Latin twist in it...so yes it is Latin Jazz

[sulapahoe]

many refer to this as "boogaloo" - marrying blues with a latin beat. Mongo Santamaria was one of the fathers.

[youssefnajjar]

así es boogalooo, ¡yeah¡

[WG164]

It is both blues and latin jazz. You could call it latin blues if you wanted, blues is a kind of jazz for most people.

These are definitely blues solos though. These guys would be right at home in a traditional blues band.

[rpgfire]

I need to get an organ like that ...is that a b3 hammond..?

[1969Moog]

Yep thats a B3 but you can also get Hammond modules - Dont buy a B3 as they are fricking heavy and you need a Leslie Cab (speaker that spins with a hole in it to make it scream) get the electric Hammond modules - Before anyone slags me of my fathers a full time pro player and on Hero's of Hammond album so whats good for him is good for us.

[rpgfire]

Hey, thanks for the info..

[DaniYayah2k9]

omg this is just what i was looking for I wrote a song to this melody in my school and I needed a sorta instrumental and here it is....check it out my song is called shut up!

[ernika22]

Fantastic

[ray270990]

q buena,,! sonido latino ,medio funky,,con soul,,!! y con chachacha,,,,

y ese babybass tremendo,,,!!!!

[barryaz80]

Yes, that is Poncho on congas

[andre101a]

man this is tight! Quality...

[jaquenuno]

This is not salsa!!!!! is funky jazz.

[chicopianista]

BUENISIMO

[jfoust88]

Oh my god.. This version of Watermelon Man was so tight and so funky that I think I might have just crapped my pants!

[tititalin]

oh dear god!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!!!! SALSA!

[GeographyMike]

I can't count the ways in which this rocks

[123swim123]

r band is playing this it is awsome

[texidor1]

Mogo Santamaria's best!

[lillicho65]

My Jazz Band is playing this!We are starting monday! iwas just seeing how it sounds and its great!Cant Wait!

[ngbulldog]

is poncho sanchez the one on congas...i luv the percussionist but i dont kno his name lol

[innovations116]

i have heard hundreds of versions of watermelon man. but poncho is the only one who tears it up like a pro. if you hear the version on his "latin soul" cd, you get a bigger kick out the the sax and trombone solos.

[doggstarr00]

I miss these guys. DOes he still tour with the horn section?

I seen a few shows recently with a different crew

[billevans1234]

YES !

[xXK1LLT4KUL4RXx]

;D watamelon man!!!!!! GREAT SONG!!!!

[keltyk]

Perfection..!

[NevadaRocketClub]

love the vid at 0.47

[cose17]

any one know were i can find a video of "i can", it was played right before this song during this performance

[CHEKO1111]

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[CHEKO1111]

1:21 FRASEO A LO BIRD!

[CHEKO1111]

1:21 FRASEO A LO BIRD!

[CHEKO1111]

ESE FRASEO A LO CHARLY PARKER!

[puturstunnashadeson]

i love this song :D

[pabl03]

ricazo!

[ilovedancin]

THANKS FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO!!

more ppl should listen to mongo and poncho instead of 50 cent and his stupid self! lovin this!!!

[totocastillo]

cuanto sabor!!!

[Xxsophie1994xX]

omg i love this song i play it in jazz band and we rock lol its a legand song!!!

[layoutzz]

Lookout, Herbie--Pancho's playing your song and he's playin' it well. I love it!

[boricuajazzz8]

His name is Poncho NOT Pancho.

[layoutzz]

You're WELCOME.

[boricuajazzz8]

No problemo!

[derbeno]

This song was written by the great Mongo Santamaria. Herbie merely covered it.

[layoutzz]

But that's the same as saying Otis Redding wrote Respect and Aretha *merely* covered it. By no means is it taking anything away from Santamaria.

[derbeno]

Poncho may be playing it OK but he is copying Mongo lick for lick like most of his stuff :-(

[layoutzz]

Oh come on, Poncho's playing is more than okay on this track. Much more.

[GUALLACOL]

That is what most musicians do when they have a mentor!! Once they got it, they do their own style.

[machetanzo]

SO ? We learn to speak copying our parents, aren't we ? It's VOCABULARY. Same with music.

[derbeno]

Absolutely! But from then on you add your own personality to it. The best way to learn to solo is to copy someone's solo that you like, from then on you automatically add your own flavour. Poncho still plays Mongo's solos lick for lick :-(. Look around even youtube, its easy to filter the crap and some REAL conga talent.

[machetanzo]

Cal Tjader didn't think the way you do about Poncho when he hired him in the 70's, and i'm not sure you have the same "ears" he had. But i maybe wrong.

[derbeno]

You are absolutely correct. I bow to your superior knowledge of Conga drumming, afterall Mongo thought Cal all he knew about afro-cuban music.

[machetanzo]

This is an original tune written by Mongo Santamaria, not Herbie's !!

[xXMusicxLuvaxMisaXx]

That is my grandma's brother. uncle poncho to us no kiding i swear

[boricuajazzz8]

Cool bro!