(Bass Slapping ) Watermelon Man of Mongo Santamaria by "Willy" Jimenez

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Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria y Hancock (Slap Bass Line)


Ramón Santamaría Rodríguez, más conocido como Mongo Santamaría (La Habana, 7 de abril de 1917 Miami, 1 de febrero de 2003), fue un percusionista afro-cubano. En 1950 se trasladó a Nueva York, donde tocó con algunas de las más afamadas bandas de jazz latino, como las de Pérez Prado, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Fania All-Stars... En 1963 se apuntó su primer éxito entre los diez sencillos más vendidos con "Watermelon Men", composición escrita por Herbie Hancock. En 1977 le concedieron un Grammy para su álbum Amanecer.

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[PhantomBlue246]

i don't see why everybody thinks this song is by herbie hancock

its originaly by mongo santamaria

good bass playin though

[GUILLYMILLER]

Ok, I have corrected it

[DoubleDicestacker]

Watermelon Man is written by Herbie Hancock!!!

[feelingblack17]

awesome

[startbass]

Verry nice !! :)

[LaurierTiernanMusic]

Hip, dude, hip. You've got mad skills. :)

[Erretack]

PhantomBlue is talking shit. Watermelon Man was originally written by Herbie Hancock. It's one of his signature songs, first released on his debut album "Takin' Off" (1962). Mongo Santamaria made a cover of "Watermelon Man" in 1963.

[Zender0zXD]

@PhantomBlue246 I DIDN'T KNOW IT......



[GassyMaskz]

@GUILLYMILLER 1962 - TAKE OFF (Herbie Hancock) released

1963 Mongo Santamaria releases cover.

[langfingerli]

@PhantomBlue246 Bullshit. It's a Hancock tune, from the "takin' off"-album, 1962.

[ham256]

sweet, love this song!

[mightyvoo]

nice!!!!

[carlosdejesus2010]

The song was performed by Mongo,

but it was written by Herbie Hancock