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Watermelon Man is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Melvin Van Peebles and starring Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine, D'Urville Martin, Kay Kimberley, Mantan Moreland, and Erin Moran.
May 12, 2020 · Join our Youtube: https://goo.gl/8AOGaN Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man [1962] "Watermelon Man" is a jazz standard written by Herbie Hancock for his debut album, Takin' Off (1962)....
"Watermelon Man" is a jazz standard written by Herbie Hancock for his debut album, Takin' Off (1962). Hancock's first version was recorded in a hard bop style, featuring solos by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and saxophonist Dexter Gordon. [1] A single release reached the Top 100 of the Billboard pop charts.
Jan 7, 2012 · Herbie Hancock explains how he composed Watermelon Man and how Mongo Santamaria influenced it. He then performs both the original 1962 and the 1973 Headhunters versions.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupWatermelon Man (Remastered 2007) · Herbie HancockTakin' Off℗ 2007 Blue Note RecordsReleased on: 1962-01-01Associa...
Jeff Gerber (Godfrey Cambridge) lives in an average suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley with his seemingly liberal housewife Althea (Estelle Parsons), who tolerates her husband's character flaws out of love, and two children, 10-year-old Burton (Scott Garrett) and eight-year-old Janice (Erin Moran).
A white insurance salesman, Jeff Gerber (Godfrey Cambridge), gets the surprise of his life when he wakes up and discovers that his skin now resembles a black man's.
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