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.
directstep, twentieth, studio, album, jazz, pianist, herbie, hancock, record, released, exclusively, japan, january, 1979, japanese, sony, label, participating, musicians, include, saxophonist, bennie, maupin, keyboardist, webster, lewis, bass, guitarist, paul. Directstep is the twentieth studio album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock The record was released exclusively in Japan on January 21 1979 via the Japanese CBS Sony label 2 Participating musicians include saxophonist Bennie Maupin keyboardist Webster Lewis bass guitarist Paul Jackson guitarist Ray Obiedo percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Alphonse Mouzon DirectstepStudio album by Herbie HancockReleasedJanuary 21 1979RecordedOctober 17 18 1978GenreElectronic jazz fusionLength30 30LabelCBS SonyProducerDavid Rubinson amp Friends Inc Herbie Hancock chronologyAn Evening with Herbie Hancock amp Chick Corea In Concert 1978 Directstep 1979 Feets Don t Fail Me Now 1979 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Contents 1 Overview 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesOverview editDirectstep 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 editCBS Sony 38DP 39 3 No TitleWriter s Length1 Butterfly Herbie Hancock Bennie Maupin7 532 Shiftless Shuffle Herbie Hancock Paul Jackson Harvey Mason Bill Summers7 103 I Thought It Was You Jeffrey Cohen Herbie Hancock Melvin Ragin15 27Total length 30 30Personnel editHerbie Hancock Fender Rhodes clavinet Oberheim Prophet Yamaha CS 80 and Minimoog synthesizers vocals Sennheiser Vocoder Webster Lewis Hammond B 3 organ Prophet 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 percussionReferences edit Herbie Hancock Directstep Review All Music Retrieved July 18 2011 Herbie Hancock Directstep Vinyl LP Album Discogs Retrieved October 2 2017 Herbie Hancock Directstep CD Album Discogs Retrieved April 7 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Directstep amp oldid 1222708606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
