Watermelon man sheet music for piano, soprano saxophone. Watermelon by marian keyes is a humorous and yet very dramatic story about love. Herbie hancocks watermelon man quickly became a jazz standard after being released, having been recorded by lots of artists in less than 5 years after the first release. The high water content in watermelon may be useful in promoting regular, healthy digestion and the prevention of constipation. Written in 1970 a year before the summer of 42, it chronicles the life of this incredible. With godfrey cambridge, estelle parsons, howard caine, durville martin. Jan 07, 2012 herbie hancock explains how he composed watermelon man and how mongo santamaria influenced it.
Her thoughts, desires, and actions propel the story forward from the beginning. When racist white insurance agent jeff gerber wakes up one morning to discover that his skin has turned black, he experiences bigotry first. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music leadsheet in. Herman raucher wrote the summer of 42, a book i picked up on accident for a quarter at a garage sale. 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 husbands character flaws out of love, and two children, 10yearold burton scott garrett and eightyearold janice erin moran. He explains to her that the negro in the bathroom is him. A single of the tune reached the top 100 of the pop charts. This book is a love song to a simple pleasure and to a little girl who enjoys it as only a child can, dancing her watermelon dance and spitting seeds into the setting sun.
Watermelon man 1970 stream and watch online moviefone. Herbie hancock watermelon man lyrics genius lyrics. Watermelon man is a jazz standard written by herbie hancock for his debut album, takin off 1962. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Released 1970, watermelon man stars godfrey cambridge, estelle parsons, howard caine, durville martin the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The uppity novel about the uppity movie watermelon man a novel by herman raucher based on his screenplay now a columbia picture a bennet mirrellvan peebles production starring godfrey cambridge and estelle parsons. Jul 08, 2015 watermelon is a lowcalorie 43 per cup, zerofat food that may be helpful in fighting weight gain. Herbie hancocks famous watermelon man composition made its first appearance on his 1962 debut solo album takin off. Its almost like african drummers where seven drummers play different parts. Outside of business hours, please order flowers on.
It adds a latin groove and occasional vocals, and reached greater popularity on the charts than hancocks original song. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. In reflecting my childhood, the pianist stated in its liner notes, i recalled the cry of the watermelon man making his rounds through the back streets and alleys of chicagos south side. Director melvin van peebles is best known for sweet sweetbacks baadasssss song a film that, while not exactly underrated, remains on the. Thousands of new, highquality pictures added every day.
Hancock wrote this tune with the intention of marketing his record, and was the first tune he composed for commercial reasons. Find watermelonman stock images in hd and millions of other royaltyfree stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the shutterstock collection. Watermelon man sheet music for piano, soprano saxophone, bass. A live version was released on the double lp flood 1975, recorded in. Godfrey cambridge stars as jeff gerber, an obnoxious white. I liked how claire had names for her subconscious personalities. Watermelon is a lowcalorie 43 per cup, zerofat food that may be helpful in fighting weight gain. Watermelon, marian keyess very first novel, tells the extremely funny and wonderfully touching tale of a woman who thought she had it all until the day she discovers that its all gone. The uppity novel about the uppity movie watermelon mana novel by. In this book, claire is a woman who has everything she ever wanted. His 1963 hit rendition of herbie hancocks watermelon man was inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1998. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music in c major.
Writing the book himself also ensured that van peebles could not enact a clause in. An extremely bigoted white man finds out the hard and somewhat humorous way what its like being a black man, firsthand. Naturally, then, the followup lp to the single is devoted to 12 airplaylength tracks loaded with bright, swinging latin chachas and mambo rhythms mixed with blues, soul, and jazz, presumably suitable for twisting the night away. Watermelon man sheet music download free in pdf or midi. On the other, the image of a grinning piccaninny happy with his watermelon slice was then a horribly dominant racist caricature, and in the rising. Jan 15, 2014 watermelon man was written by herbie hancock, originally for his 1962 hit record takin off. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c major. The ridiculousness of the answers given by him and the others in the film on that problem just irked me. Watermelon man photos view all photos 5 movie info.
It was a really good book, one that i had read myself. Watermelon man is a jazz standard written by herbie hancock, first released on his debut album, takin off 1962, in a grooving hard bop version that featured improvisations by freddie hubbard and dexter gordon. This brings back a good memory for me of watching when it was on the late movie in the 70s. Print and download watermelon man sheet music by herbie hancock. The novel deals with marriage and a myriad of other relationships. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hancocks first version was released as a grooving hard bop record, and featured improvisations by freddie hubbard and dexter gordon. Watermelon man is melvin van peebles 1970 comedic satire about the state of race relations in america. The negativity of the film is offset by slapstick and schtik like the moment of awareness of the transition when gerber goes to the bathroom in the middle of the. Find watermelon man stock images in hd and millions of other royaltyfree stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the shutterstock collection. Watermelon day by kathi appelt, dale gottlieb, lulu bailey. So watermelon man became something more than a slinky strut, segueing into a clavinet funk shuffle like the one on stevie wonders higher ground. A soundtrack album was released in 1970, and love, thats america, a song from the film and soundtrack, was released as a single in the same year.
Fun, funky, hip, groovy call it what you want, this chart is excellent in every way. While progress has been made since this film was made, the film still is relevant today if you can look past the horrible styles and occasionally over the top dialogue and lingo. I loved a man who knew his existentialism from his magicrealism. Jul 06, 2017 marian keyes is the international bestselling author of watermelon, lucy sullivan is getting married, rachels holiday, last chance saloon, sushi for beginners, angels, the other side of the story, anybody out there, this charming man, the brightest star in the sky, the mystery of mercy close, the woman who stole my life, the break and grown ups.
Van peebles wrote the music to watermelon man himself, in order to have creative control. Watermelon man, 1970 american comedydrama directed by melvin van peebles this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title watermelon man. A former san francisco cable car gripman by way of a degree in literature at ohio wesleyan university and service in the united states air force with a. This 1962 mongo satamaria arrangement is of herbie hancocks 1961 original composition of the same name, watermelon man. Watermelon man herbie hancock, 1962 jazziz magazine. In the good old summer time, young men eating watermelon, postcard, january 11, 1923, pub by s. Watermelon man is a 1970 american comedy film directed by melvin van peebles and starring godfrey cambridge, estelle parsons, howard caine, durville martin, kay kimberley, mantan moreland, and erin moran. At twentynine, funloving, goodnatured claire has everything she ever wanted. Watermelon was actually the first marian keyes book i read. Melvin van peebles watermelon man 1970 isnt considered a seminal blaxploitation title and shouldnt be. I was even more uninterested than usual because i had noticed a book on the table. Watermelon man, form diagram university of virginia.
Watermelon man by donovan katie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Watermelon man is a 1970 american comedy film directed by melvin van peebles and starring. Watermelon man by herbie hancock full score and parts. Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted makeup. Watermelon man r 1h 40min comedy 27 may 1970 usa an extremely bigoted white man finds out the hard and somewhat humorous way what its like being a black man, firsthand.
So excited that i bought more of her books without reading one of hers first. Watermelon man is a classic film starring godfrey cambridge, a white man who has a wife wife and white children until overnight he turns into a black man who is asked to leave by his wife and rejected by their children. Murphy, formerly at dauphin county library system, harrisburg, pa. Herbie hancock explains how he composed watermelon man and how mongo santamaria influenced it. Watermelon man was written by herbie hancock, originally for his 1962 hit record takin off. Synopsis this work tells a hilarious and bittersweet tale of babyblues and fruitless men. Chased down by an alarmist mob of white suburbanites while running for his morning bus the assumption being that a black man can only run from something, watermelon man recalls the mobbed baby killer of joseph loseys m 1951 but taken end to end is closer kin as a nightmare fantasy to kurt neumanns scifi classic the fly 1958. A great online retail store and florist dedicated to all things watermelon and flowers. Watermelon man became a hit, and he would later record it with his head hunters band as well in 1973. Herbie hancock watermelon man sheet music leadsheet in f. Watermelon man this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. A cautionary tale is about a boy who accidentally eats a watermelon seed and later the seeds start to grow in his belly. Written by herman raucher, it tells the story of an extremely bigoted 1960sera white insurance salesman named jeff gerber, who wakes up one morning to find that he has become black. Watermelon is the first book by marian keyes that ive read.
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