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Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez (April 7, 1917, in Havana, Cuba – February 1, 2003 in Miami, Florida) was a rumba quinto master and an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue," recorded by John Coltrane among others. In 1950 he moved to New York where he played with Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Fania All Stars, etc. He was an integral figure in the fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with R&B and soul, paving the way for the boogaloo era of the late 1960s. His 1963 hit rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Chris Sullivan Presents the Wag [2016]
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I Can't Get Next To You |
Playlist: The Best of Mongo Santamaria [2016]
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I Can't Get Next to You | 2:45 |
Sunshine of Your Love | 3:24 |
Great Jazz Producers: Orrin Keepnews & Bill Grauer 1955-1962 Recordings [2015]
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Watermelon Man | 2:29 |
McFarland USA [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
Essential Radio Hits of the 60s [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 3:13 |
Essential Radio Hits of the 60s, Vol. 2 [2014]
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Watermelon Man | 3:13 |
Greatest Ever! Mod [2014]
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Watermelon Man | 3:12 |
It's a Scream How Levine Does the Rhumba: The Latin-Jewish Musical Story, 1940s-80s [2013]
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
The History of Rhythm and Blues, Vol. 4 1957-1962 [2013]
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Watermelon Man | 2:29 |
El Barrio: The Ultimate Collection of Latin Boogaloo, Disco, Funk & Soul [2011]
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Lady Marmalade | 3:14 |
Jazz Loves Marvin Gaye [2011]
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When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You | 5:19 |
Pop Memories of the 60s [Time-Life Box Set] [2011]
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
100% Jazz [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 3:39 |
Jazz Grooves, Vol. 1 [2009]
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Watermelon Man |
Only the Best of Mongo Santamaria [2009]
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I Can't Get Next to You | 2:44 |
Sunshine of Your Love | 3:23 |
On Broadway | 3:14 |
Tracks of My Tears | 2:53 |
Pop Memories of the '60s: Instrumental Gold [2009]
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
The Norton Jazz Recordings [2009]
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
101 Summer Songs [2008]
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Watermelon Man | 2:26 |
Bar Jazz Best [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 3:12 |
Jazz [Intro] [2008]
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Watermelon Man | 3:38 |
Sweet Soul Music: 1963 [2008]
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Watermelon Man | 2:26 |
Caliente: The Best of Latin Pop [2007]
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Watermelon Man | 2:28 |
Latin Hot (Smoking Salsa & Sizzling Grooves) [2007]
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Lady Marmalade | 3:15 |
Putumayo Presents: World Hits [2007]
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Watermelon Man | 2:29 |
XM: Watercolors - Red [Circuit City Exclusive] [2007]
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Watermelon Man | 3:44 |
Beginner's Guide to World Music [2006]
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Lady Marmalade | 3:14 |
El Barrio: Gangsters, Latin Soul & the Birth of Salsa [2006]
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Lady Marmalade | 3:14 |
Hip Hotels: Beach [2006]
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Watermelon Man | 3:12 |
We Love Salsa: Capture the Ultimate Sound of Summer [2006]
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Lady Marmalade | 3:14 |
What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves [Digital Version] [2006]
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I Can't Get Next to You | 2:43 |
What It is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves: 1967-1977 [2006]
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I Can't Get Next To You | 2:44 |
Cocktails: Music for Mixing and Mingling [2005]
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Day Tripper | 5:26 |
Watermelon Man | 3:44 |
Coffee Lounge [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
Concord Music Group (Sampler) [2005]
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Watermelon Man | 3:44 |
Concord Picante 25th Anniversary Collection [2005]
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Watermelon Man | 3:46 |
In Love with New York [2005]
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Watermelon Man |
13 Success Fous de la Salsa, Vol. 1 [2004]
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Last Tango in Paris | 3:01 |
Cuba: The Essential Album [2004]
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Watermelon Man | 3:38 |
Instant Party [2004]
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Day Tripper | 5:25 |
Latin Party! The Essential Album [2004]
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Watermelon Man | 3:38 |
More Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps [2004]
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Watermelon Man |
The Colors of Latin Jazz: Cha Cha Soul! [2004]
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Day Tripper | 5:26 |
The Jazz Box [2004]
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Watermelon Man |
Barbeque Beat [2003]
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Watermelon Man |
Classic Jazz: Jazz Legends [2 Discs] [2003]
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Watermelon Man |
Concord Records SACD Sampler, Vol. 1 [2003]
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Watermelon Man | 3:45 |
Latin Classics [Sony] [2003]
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Watermelon Man | 2:25 |
Latin Legends [Telstar TV] [2003]
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Watermelon Man | 2:26 |
Afro-Indio/A la Carte [2002]
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Creepin' | 4:08 |
Lady Marmalade | 3:14 |
Chartbusters USA, Vol. 2 [2002]
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
Classic Jazz: Jazz Masters [2002]
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Watermelon Man | 2:29 |
Costa del Oro [2002]
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Watermelon Man | 3:42 |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Box Set [2002]
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Me and You Baby (Picao y Tostao) | 4:59 |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Vol. 7: Radio Espantoso [2002]
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Me and You Baby (Picao y Tostao) | 4:59 |
Latin Disco [Nascente] [2002]
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Lady Marmalade | 3:13 |
Ritmo de la Noche/Rhythm of the Night: The Very Best of Latin Jazz [2002]
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Watermelon Man | 3:16 |
Salsa [EMI] [2002]
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Last Tango in Paris |
The Very Best of Latin America [2002]
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Watermelon Man | 2:26 |
Jazz Moods: Cha Cha Party [2001]
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Day Tripper | 5:24 |
Watermelon Man | 3:46 |
Jazz Moods: Jazz Party Mix - Cocktail Party/Groovin' the Blues [2001]
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Day Tripper | 5:24 |
Watermelon Man | 3:44 |
Les Incontournables [2001]
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Shake It Baby | |
Vietcong Blues | |
My Baby She Left Me | |
5 Long Years |
Mucho Mongo: Soca Me Nice/Olé Ola [2001]
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Day Tripper | 5:28 |
The Best Carnival Album... Ever! [2001]
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
The Best of the Fania Years [2001]
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Last Tango in Paris | 3:04 |
Barbecue Beat [2000]
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Watermelon Man |
Best Jazz Album in the World Ever [2000]
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Watermelon Man |
Best Latino Carnival Album in the World Ever [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:26 |
Jazz Moods: A Great Day of Jazz [2000]
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Day Tripper | 5:26 |
Mongo '70/Mongo at Montreux [2000]
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Watermelon Man | 1:00 |
Cloud Nine | 4:57 |
Cruisin' Instrumentals [1999]
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Watermelon Man | 2:28 |
Discoveries Presents Stereo Instrumental Oldies [1999]
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Watermelon Man | 2:26 |
Essential Jazz [Time Life] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:29 |
Essential Jazz: Smooth & Cool [1999]
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Watermelon Man | 2:29 |
Instrumental Stereo Oldies [1999]
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Watermelon Man | 2:26 |
Jazz Moods: Morning Cup of Jazz [1999]
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Day Tripper | 5:24 |
Latin Kings [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Baila Simon | 3:43 |
Skin on Skin: The Mongo Santamaria Anthology 1958-1995 [1999]
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Watermelon Man | 2:29 |
The Best Latin Party Album in the World...Ever [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
World Moods [Import] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:26 |
Bar-B-Que Soul-A-Bration [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
Out of Sight [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 3:09 |
Out of Sight [1998 OST] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 3:10 |
50 Years of Swing: 50 Great Years & Tracks [1997]
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Para los Rumberos | 3:23 |
Fiesta Picante: The Latin Jazz Party Collection [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Day Tripper | 5:24 |
Fiesta Picante: The Latin Jazz Party Collection [1997]
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Watermelon Man | 3:46 |
Selection of Mambo & Cha Cha Cha [1997]
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Watermelon Man | 2:26 |
The Riverside Records Story [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:29 |
Cafe Latino [Alex] [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:25 |
Instrumentals from Back in Da Day [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 3:10 |
Masters of Jazz, Vol. 7: Jazz Hit Singles [1996]
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Watermelon Man |
Mod Jazz [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:30 |
Mod Jazz [2013] [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man |
Soulful Grooves: R&B Instrumental Classics, Vol. 1 [1996]
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Watermelon Man |
Vintage Instrumentals, Vol. 4 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:26 |
Mundo Latino [1995]
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Watermelon Man |
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vols. 1-5 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:28 |
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 4: Soul [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:28 |
Your Hit Parade: 60's Instrumentals [1993]
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Watermelon Man |
Soca Me Nice [1988]
Song | Duration |
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Day Tripper | 5:24 |
Soy Yo [1987]
Song | Duration |
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Sweet Love | 4:34 |
60's Gold [1983]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:21 |
Summertime [1980]
Song | Duration |
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Summertime | 11:44 |
Afro-Indio [1975]
Song | Duration |
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Creepin' | 4:12 |
Lady Marmalade | 3:16 |
What You Don't Know | 4:23 |
Fuego [1972]
Song | Duration |
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Last Tango in Paris | 3:03 |
Mongo at Montreux [1971]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 1:00 |
Watermelon Man (Reprise) | 0:58 |
Cloud Nine | 4:57 |
Feelin' Alright [1970]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Next to You | 2:45 |
Sunshine of Your Love | 3:24 |
On Broadway | 3:15 |
Tracks of My Tears | 2:54 |
Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits [1970]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 3:15 |
Cloud Nine | 5:45 |
Twenty-Five Miles | 2:22 |
Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits [Columbia Bonus Tracks] [1970]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 3:15 |
Cloud Nine | 5:45 |
Twenty-Five Miles | 2:22 |
Cold Sweat | 7:53 |
Afro-American Latin [1969]
Song | Duration |
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Mi Reina Guajira | 4:28 |
Me and You Baby (Picao y Tostao) | 5:01 |
Mi Reina Guajira [Live] | 4:52 |
Mongo Explodes [1967]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man |
Watermelon Man [1963]
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:26 |
I'll Remember April | 7:23 |
I'll Remember April [Live][#][*] | 7:11 |
At the Black Hawk [1962]
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Body and Soul | 5:40 |
Latino [1962]
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September Song | 3:35 |
1965: A Time To Remember The Classic Years
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Watermelon Man | 3:16 |
Beginners Guide to World Music
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Lady Marmalade |
Best of Out of the Cool, Vol. 2
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Watermelon Man | 2:32 |
Brazilian Sunset
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Watermelon Man | 3:47 |
Kind of Afro Cubano Jazz
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Watermelon Man |
La Bamba
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Watermelon Man |
Les Incontournables
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:28 |
Mongo's Greatest Hits
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
Montreux Heat
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 7:08 |
Super Oldies of the 60's, Vol. 2
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Watermelon Man |
The Best of Latin Jazz: Compact Jazz
Song | Duration |
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Watermelon Man | 2:27 |
The Riverside Records Story
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'Round Midnight | 8:30 |
Unknown Album
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Lady Marmalade | 3:16 |
Watermelon Man | |
Cha Cha Rock | 3:49 |
When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You | 5:18 |
Workin' on a Groovy Thing
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Twenty-Five Miles | 2:21 |
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