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Watermelon Man by Tobin Mueller
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Album Title: Prestidigitation
Label: ArtsForge
Released: 2022
Duration: 00:58:00
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About the Album
Fabulous new arrangement of Herbie Hancock's fusion classic, WATERMELON MAN. Featuring David Dejesus (NYC's Birdland Jazz Band director) on flute & alto sax; Grammy-winning guitarist Paul Nelson. The arrangement is more psychedelic and fuller than the original, utilizing a larger band. Starts with Hancock's recognizable introduction: a growing chorus of instruments that represent the expanding throng of morning street vendors. The piece keeps adding players and rhythms until it becomes an urban cacophony. Nelson's blues fusion guitar weaves in and out of Dejesus' jazz and Mueller's driving bass & keys. Congas by The Netherlands' percussionist Ruben de Ruiter is another highlight, as well as the drumming of newcomer Isaiah Schmidt (Berklee College of Music).
Tracks
Birdland / Long Distance Runaround; What Is Hip; Watermelon Man; Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin); Contemporary Insanity; Prestidigitation; Sorceress; King Kong; Giant Steps; Superstition; America/Peace Piece
Personnel
Tobin Mueller
piano
Paul Nelson
guitar
Bill Barner
saxophone, tenorDavid DeJesus
saxophone
Mikie Martel
trumpetDate featured
July 5, 2022
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