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Artist: Mongo Santamaria
Author: Rodgers Grant/Pat Patrick
Label: Battle
Year: 1963
Instrumental on lp Watermelon Man. Single with no real lyrics, just a few shouts. Rodgers Grant played piano and Pat Patrick trumpet and flute in Santamaria's band.
Covers:
Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan [first vocal version with lyrics by Jon Hendricks, recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival with Coleman Hawkins and Clark Terry]
Skatalites [as President Kennedy]
Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames [n°1 UK, top 30 US]
Claude François [as Alors salut]
Georgie Fame [with author Jon Hendricks on GoJazz cd Cool Cat Blues]
Georgie Fame owed his whole style to Jon Hendricks. More instrumentals Jon Hendricks wrote lyrics for: Doodlin, Centerpiece, Jumpin' At The Woodside and Moanin'.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)