Dis Is da Drum is Herbie Hancock's thirty-fourth album and his first solo album since leaving Columbia Records. Guests include saxophonist Bennie Maupin, trumpeter Wallace Roney and flautist Hubert Laws.
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Released | October 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
Studio | Garage Sale Studios and Studio 55, Los Angeles, CA | |||
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Length | 54:59 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Herbie Hancock, Bill Summers a.o. | |||
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Robert Christgau | :|[2] |
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Tracks like "Bo Ba Be Da" and "Dis Is da Drum" reflect Hancock's move towards acid jazz, while "Butterfly" makes a fifth appearance on a Hancock album following the original album (Thrust), Kimiko Kasai's album (Butterfly), a live album (Flood), and another studio album (Direct Step).
Track listing
editNo. | Titel | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Call It '95" | Griffin, Hancock, Robertson, Smith, Summers | 4:39 |
2. | "Dis Is da Drum" | Griffin, Hancock, Lasar, Robertson, Summers | 4:49 |
3. | "Shooz" | Griffin, Moreira, Summers | 1:17 |
4. | "Melody (On the Deuce by 44)" | Factor, Griffin, Robertson, Smith | 4:05 |
5. | "Mojuba" | Griffin, Hancock, Lasar, Robertson, Summers | 4:59 |
6. | "Butterfly" | Hancock, Maupin | 6:08 |
7. | "Ju Ju" | Galarraga, Griffin, Lasar, Summers | 5:03 |
8. | "Hump" | Maupin, Roney, Shanklin | 4:43 |
9. | "Come and See Me" | Hancock, Smith, Watson | 4:32 |
10. | "Rubber Soul" | Griffin, Hancock, Robertson, Smith, Summers | 6:40 |
11. | "Bo Ba Be Da" | Hancock, Watson | 8:04 |
No. | Titel | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Butterfly" (Remix) | Hancock, Maupin | 6:01 |
Personnel
edit- Herbie Hancock – piano (exc. 2, 3, 7), Minimoog and synthesizer (2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), clavinet (2, 5, 10, 11), synthesizer bass (2, 11), background vocals (4)
- Bill Summers – percussion (exc. 4, 7), bata (7)
- Will "Roc" Griffin – drum loops, sequencing (exc. 5, 7), sampling (exc. 5, 7, 9), programming (5, 7, 10, 11), rap (4)
- Darrell Smith – keyboards (1, 2, 8), sequencing (2, 8, 9, 10), electric piano (3, 4, 11), clavinet (3, 7), Minimoog (3), background vocals (4), programming (5-10), synthesizer (5, 9)
- Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson – guitar (exc. 3, 6, 9), background vocals (4)
with
- Wah Wah Watson – guitar (1, 2, 8-11), vocals and sequencing (9)
- Mars Lasar – keyboards and sound design (1, 4, 6, 10, 11)
- Wallace Roney – trumpet (1, 8, 10, 11)
- Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone (1, 8, 10, 11)
- Hubert Laws - flute (6)
- Lazaro Galarraga – vocals (2, 7), bata and vocal arrangement (7)
- Chill Factor – rap (4)
- The Real Richie Rich – DJ and scratcher (4)
- Francis Awe – vocals (5)
- Marina Bambino, Felicidad Ector, Lynn Lindsey, Yvette Summers, Louis Verdeaux - background vocals (2, 11)
- Huey Jackson - background vocals (2, 7, 11)
- Nengue Hernandez - background vocals (7)
- Frank Thibeaux – bass guitar (1)
- Armand Sabal Lecco - bass guitar (8, 10)
- Jay Shanklin – bass and add. sequencing (8)
- Ken Strong – drums (1, 2, 6-11)
- William Kennedy – drums (1, 7, 11)
- Guy Eckstine – drums (5)
- Niayi Asiedu – percussion (1)
- Airto Moreira – percussion (3)
- Munyungo Jackson and Skip Burney – djembe (5)
- Nengue Hernandez – bata (7)
- Brady Speller - percussion (11)
- Doug Scott - additional editing (2)
Rhythm arrangements credited to (as far as they are not identical to the writers credits)
- "The Melody" - Darrell Smith, Will "Roc" Griffin
- "Butterfly" - Bill Summers, Herbie Hancock, Mars Lasar
- "Hump" - Bill Summers, Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson, Darrell Smith, Jay Shanklin
- "Rubber Soul" - Bill Summers, Herbie Hancock, Wah Wah Watson, Will "Roc" Griffin
- "Bo Ba Be Da" - Darrell Smith, Herbie Hancock
Production, recording and mix by Bill Summers and Herbie Hancock with Darrell Robertson, Darrell Smith, Will Griffin.
- Additional co-producer (6), additional engineer (1, 6, 10, 11) - Mars Lasar
- Chief engineers - Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson, Darrell Smith
- Additional recordings at Studio 55 by Michael Schlessinger assisted by Darrell Roamer
- Mastering – "Big Bass" Brian Gardner
- Executive-Producer – Guy Eckstine
References
edit- ^ a b Newsom, Jim. "Dis Is Da Drum - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Moon, Tom. "Rolling Stone : Herbie Hancock: Dis Is Da Drum : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 645. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
External links
edit- "Herbie Hancock - Dis Is Da Drum (CD, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2009-08-24.