Dis Is da Drum
| Dis Is da Drum | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993-1994 | |||
| Studio | Garage Sale Studios and Studio 55, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz rap, acid jazz, hip hop[1] | |||
| Length | 54:59 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Herbie Hancock, Bill Summers a.o. | |||
| Herbie Hancock chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | :|[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Dis Is da Drum is Herbie Hancock's thirty-ninth album and his first solo album since leaving Columbia Records. Guests include saxophonist Bennie Maupin, trumpeter Wallace Roney and flautist Hubert Laws.
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Butterfly" (Remix) | Hancock, Maupin | 6:01 |
Personnel
- 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
- ^ 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". web.archive.org. 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
- "Herbie Hancock - Dis Is Da Drum (CD, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
