Watermelon Man

~ Recording by Count Basie

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Watermelon Man3:11Count BasieCocktail JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2008-10-17
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)06007 5312276

Relationships

producer:Teddy Reig (on 1965-01-12)
alto saxophone:Bobby Plater (on 1965-01-12)
Marshall Royal (on 1965-01-12)
baritone saxophone:Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1965-01-12)
bass trombone:Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1965-01-12)
clarinet:Marshall Royal (on 1965-01-12)
double bass [bass]:Wyatt Ruther (on 1965-01-12)
drums (drum set):Irv Cottler (on 1965-01-12)
flute:Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1965-01-12)
guitar:Freddie Green (on 1965-01-12)
piano:Count Basie (pianist) (on 1965-01-12)
tenor saxophone:Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1965-01-12)
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1965-01-12)
trombone:Billy Byers (on 1965-01-12)
Henderson Chambers (on 1965-01-12)
Al Grey (trombone) (on 1965-01-12)
Grover Mitchell (trombone) (on 1965-01-12)
trumpet:Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1965-01-12)
Sonny Cohn (on 1965-01-12)
Wallace Davenport (on 1965-01-12)
Sam Noto (on 1965-01-12)
arranger:Billy Byers (on 1965-01-12)
recording of:Watermelon Man (on 1965-01-12)

Watermelon Man

composer:Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
publisher:Hancock Music
Warner Chappell Music Ltd (1996–2019)
referred to in medleys:Stevie Wonder Herbie Hancock Mashup
later versions and is the basis for:Watermelon Man (with Lyrics)
arrangements:Watermelon Man (arr. Goodwin)