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Tateng Katindig-Keys, Ner de Leon-Sax, Daryl Darden-guitar, Jerry Cruz-Bass and David Anderson-Drums.

http://www.myspace.com/tatengkatindig
http://www.nerdeleon.com/

"Watermelon Man" is a jazz standard written by Herbie Hancock, first released on his debut album, Takin' Off (1962).

Herbie Hancock is arguably the most influential practitioner of modern jazz piano since Thelonious Monk. From the bebop stylings of Bud Powell and Wynton Kelly, the classical legacy of Ravel and Debussy, and not least from the diverse genres of contemporary music exploding around him, Hancock has forged a style all his own.

Born on April 12, 1940 in Chicago, Hancock grew up a family wasn't particularly musical. At age seven he began studying European classical music, which continues to influence both his playing and composing. At the same time, he was tuning in to jazz pianists like George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, and Erroll Garner.

By the time Hancock entered Grinnell College in the late 1950s, he was not only an accomplished classical pianist, but also a formidable talent on the boards in jazz and R&B. Still, electrical engineering was the major that first drew his interest in higher education -- it would later inform his experimentations in electronic jazz fusion.

"I showed interest in science even before I showed interest in music when I was a kid. My first major in college, I chose electrical engineering because I was afraid of choosing music for practical purposes." -- Herbie Hancock

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