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Directstep

Herbie Hancock

℗ 1979 CBS Records 30 AP 1032 / © Sony Music Entertainment

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Herbie Hancock • 1979 • Directstep

For the rabid audiophiles in Japan, Herbie Hancock went to Tokyo to record a direct-to-disc LP that later became one of the world's earliest CD releases. Due perhaps to the arduous one-take-only nature of the direct-to-disc process, Hancock takes the rare step of using a second keyboardist, Webster Lewis, to handle the multiple electronic textures; the rest of the cast is a quorum of Headhunters (Bennie Maupin, reeds; Paul Jackson, bass; Bill Summers, percussion), plus guitarist Ray Obiedo and drummer Alphonse Mouzon. Understandably, the music sometimes sounds a bit inhibited and structured but there are some refreshingly jarring rhythmic disruptions in «Butterfly», «Shiftless Shuffle» eventually develops a fine roadhouse groove, and the extended «I Thought It Was You» cuts the original version on Sunlight. The excellent LP sound is superior to that of the CD-especially the rock-solid bass and drums.

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