Tap Step is a studio album recorded by Chick Corea in 1979 & 1980.[1] It features previous Corea collaborators Flora Purim, Joe Farrell, Stanley Clarke and Gayle Moran, along with percussionists Airto, Don Alias and Laudir de Oliveira.
| Tap Step | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | December 1979 – January 1980 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way Recording Studio (track A1) & Love Castle Studios (tracks A2–B4), Los Angeles, California, USA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:38 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Chick Corea | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Recording
editThe album was recorded in December 1979 and January 1980.[2] All of the seven tracks were originals first released on this album.[1]
Reception
editIn a review issued on May 3, 1980, a Billboard writer commented on Corea's experimentation on Tap Step with three types of Moog synthesizer, an Oberheim synthesizer, a Rhodes and Bösendorfer and a Hohner duo keyboard. In the view of the writer, this approach made this album sound modern but also at times "freakish and unmusical".[4]
Track listing
editAll music composed and arranged by Chick Corea.
Side one
edit- "Samba L.A." (lyrics by Tony Cohan) – 5:52
- "The Embrace" (lyrics by Tony Cohan) – 5:52
- "Tap Step" – 8:19
Side two
edit- "Magic Carpet" – 6:51
- "The Slide" – 6:47
- "Grandpa Blues" (vocoder lyrics by Chick Corea) – 4:03
- "Flamenco" – 3:34
Personnel
edit- Chick Corea – acoustic piano (A2, B1, B4); Fender Rhodes electric piano (A3, B2, B3); Hohner clavinet (A1); Minimoog (A3, B2–B4), Moog vocoder (B3), Moog 55 modular (A1–B4) & Oberheim OB-X (A1, A3) synthesizers; wood blocks (B1); handclaps
- Gayle Moran – vocals (A1, A2)
- Flora Purim – vocals (A1)
- Shelby Flint – vocals (A1)
- Nani Villa Brunel – vocals (A1)
- Al Vizzutti – trumpets (A2, A3, B1); flugelhorn (A2)
- Hubert Laws – flute (A2); piccolo flute (B4)
- Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone (A3, B1); soprano saxophone (B4)
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (B4)
- Bunny Brunel – fretless electric bass (A2–B4); Yamaha 2000 keyboard (A2)
- Jamie Faunt – electric piccolo bass (B2)
- Stanley Clarke – electric piccolo bass, talk box (B3)
- Tom Brechtlein – drums (A2–B4)
- Airto Moreira – drums, snare drums, whistle, tamborim, pandero (A1); cuica (B2)
- Don Alias – congas (A2, B1); Lya drums (B2)
- Laudir de Oliveira – surdo kick drum, ganza shaker, tamborim (A1); agogô (A1, B2)
Charts
edit| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[5] | 170 |
| US Billboard Jazz LPs[5] | 8 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - Tap Step (1980) album review | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 51. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Review: Chick Corea — Tap Step" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 18. 3 May 1980. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ^ a b "Chick Corea - Tap Step (1980) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.[failed verification]