Dis Is da Drum

Dis Is da Drum is Herbie Hancock's thirty-ninth album and his first solo album since leaving Columbia Records.

Dis Is da Drum
Studio album by
Herbie Hancock
Released1994
Recorded1993-1994
StudioGarage Sale Studios and Studio 55, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz rap, acid jazz, hip hop[1]
Length54:59
LabelMercury Records
ProducerHerbie Hancock, Bill Summers a.o.
Herbie Hancock chronology
A Tribute to Miles
(1994)		 Dis Is da Drum
(1994)		 The New Standard
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau:|[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Tracks like "Bo Ba Be Da" and "Dis Is da Drum" reflect Hancock's move towards acid jazz, while "Butterfly" makes a fourth appearance on a Hancock album following the original album (Thrust), a live album (Flood), and another studio album (Direct Step).

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Call It '95"Griffin, Hancock, Robertson, Smith, Summers4:39
2."Dis Is da Drum"Griffin, Hancock, Lasar, Robertson, Summers4:49
3."Shooz"Griffin, Moreira, Summers1:17
4."Melody (On the Deuce by 44)"Factor, Griffin, Robertson, Smith4:05
5."Mojuba"Griffin, Hancock, Lasar, Robertson, Summers4:59
6."Butterfly"Hancock, Maupin6:08
7."Ju Ju"Galarraga, Griffin, Lasar, Summers5:03
8."Hump"Maupin, Roney, Shanklin4:43
9."Come and See Me"Hancock, Smith, Watson4:32
10."Rubber Soul"Griffin, Hancock, Robertson, Smith, Summers6:40
11."Bo Ba Be Da"Hancock, Watson8:04
Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Butterfly (Remix)"Hancock, Maupin6:01

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
  1. Newsom, Jim. "Dis Is Da Drum - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. "Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. 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.
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