Directstep
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| Studio album by Herbie Hancock | ||||
| Released | December 2, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | October 17–18, 1978 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 31:05 | |||
| Label | CBS/Sony | |||
| Producer | David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. | |||
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Directstep is the twenty-fourth studio album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. The record was released only in Japan on December 2, 1978, via CBS/Sony label.
About the album
Directstep, released only in Japan, was one of the earliest albums ever released on CD. Webster Lewis became second keyboardist on this album in order for Hancock to handle the multiple layers of electronic texture that he hoped to achieve. Hancock re-recorded "I Thought It Was You" (originally on Sunlight), making it even more electronic with his vocoding. "Butterfly" was also re-recorded (originally on Thrust) making Directstep the second album after the original version (the first being Flood), to have a rendition of "Butterfly". (The fourth would be Dis Is da Drum and the tune is also featured on Kimiko Kasai's LP, Butterfly, which Herbie plays on.) "Shiftless Shuffle" would later be re-recorded for 1980's Mr. Hands.
Track listing
- "Butterfly" (Hancock, Bennie Maupin) - 7:55
- "Shiftless Shuffle" (Hancock, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, Bill Summers) - 7:10
- "I Thought It Was You" (Jeffrey Cohen, Hancock, Melvin Ragin) - 15:30
Personnel
- Herbie Hancock - Fender Rhodes, clavinet; Oberheim OB-X, Prophet 5, Yamaha CS-80 and Minimoog synthesizers; vocals, Sennheiser Vocoder
- Webster Lewis - Hammond B-3 organ; Prophet 5, Yamaha CS-40, ARP String Ensemble and Minimoog synthesizers; Fender Rhodes, backing vocals
- Bennie Maupin - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, lyricon
- Ray Obiedo - Electric guitar
- Paul Jackson - electric bass
- Alphonse Mouzon - drums
- Bill Summers - percussion
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