Watermelon Man Herbie Hancock / Arr. Inge Sunde

Serie / Series: Flex 5 ShowBlow

[EN]This Jazz-standard from 1962 is recorded by a numerous artists like Mongo Santamaria, Jimmy Smith, Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band, Michel Camilo and Sly & The Family Stone in additon to several recordings by hancock himself.
This arrangement in the Flex 5 ShowBlow series is done as close to the original Hancock recording as possible with the addition of some funky riffs. The key is chosen to make it playable for less experienced musicians.

[NO]Denne jazz standarden fra 1962 har blitt spilt inn i flere ulike versjoner, fra Herbie Hancock´s egne «jazz/rock»-versjoner til Mongo Santamaria´s «latin pop»-versjon.
Arrangementet i ShowBlow (5 piece-format) er tett opp under originalen, med tillegg av noen typiske «funky blåseriff», og arrangert i et toneleie som sikrer et vellykket resultat selv med uerfarne musikere!

Aufnahme / Recording:Watermelon Man - New Music for Flexible Instrumentation - Demo Tracks 2014 - 2015
Flex 5 ShowBlow
[EN]This Jazz-standard from 1962 is recorded by a numerous artists like Mongo Santamaria, Jimmy Smith, Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band, Michel Camilo and Sly & The Family Stone in additon to several recordings by hancock himself.
This arrangement in the Flex 5 ShowBlow series is done as close to the original Hancock recording as possible with the addition of some funky riffs. The key is chosen to make it playable for less experienced musicians.

[DE]Dieser Jazz-Standard aus dem Jahr 1962 wird von zahlreichen Künstlern wie Mongo Santamaria, Jimmy Smith, Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band, Michel Camilo und Sly & The Family Stone sowie mehreren Aufnahmen von hancock selbst aufgenommen.
Dieses Arrangement in der Flex 5 ShowBlow-Serie ist so nah wie möglich an der originalen Hancock-Aufnahme gestaltet, mit einigen funky Riffs. Die Tonart ist so gewählt, dass sie für weniger erfahrene Musiker spielbar ist.