The Watermelon Man

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Release Date: 1973

Label: Milestone

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"Watermelon Man" and "Don't Bother Me No More" recorded at Plaza Sound Studios on Dec. 17, 1962. All other selections, Sides 1 and 2 recorded at Plaza Sound Studios on Feb. 18 and 20, 1963. Sides 3 and 4 recorded at The Village Gate, New York City, on Sept. 2, 1963.

"Watermelon Man" and "Don't Bother Me No More" were issued together as a 45-rpm on the Battle label. The rest of Sides 1 and 2 were originally issued, with those two selections included, as the album "Watermelon Man" (Battle 6120). Sides 3 and 4 were originally issued as "Mongo at the Village Gate" (Battle 6129), except "Para Ti", which was first issued as part of "Mongo Explodes" (Riverside 3530).

All selections published by Mongo Music (BMI) except "Watermelon Man" by Hancock Music (BMI), "Cut That Cane" by Upam (BMI), "Love, Oh Love" by Selbonn (BMI), "The Peanut Vendor" by E. B. Marks (BMI), "Sauvito" by Comparsa Music (ASCAP), "Mongo's Groove" by MJQ Music (BMI), "Creole" by pub.unknow and "Para Ti" by Bandy Music (BMI).

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