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Herbie Hancock's piano solo is the closing of 3 solos on this recording, following Dexter Gordon's tenor sax. Spanning two choruses of the 16-bar Blues form at a moderate 130 BPM with a straight feel in F, the solo runs approximately 59 seconds. Hancock composed this infectious tune with a distinctive 16-bar blues form in F and a straight-eighth-note feel that drew from the rhythms of R&B and soul music. Herbie Hancock was 21 to 22 years old at the time of this 1962 recording. Herbie Hancock composed Watermelon Man at age 22 for his debut album as a leader, Takin' Off, recorded for Blue Note in May 1962 with Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins.
Herbie Hancock was 21 to 22 years old at the time.
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