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Chick Corea – Tap Step

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Label:Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3425
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Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:US
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Genre:Jazz, Latin, Funk / Soul
Style:Fusion, Funk

Tracklist

A1Samba L.A.
Clavinet, Keyboards [Obx 8], Synthesizer [Moog 55] – Chick Corea
Snare, Tamborim, Whistle, Drums, Pandeiro [Pandero] – Airto Moreira
Surdo, Agogô, Shaker [Ganza], Tamborim – Laudir Oliveira*
5:52
A2The Embrace
Congas – Don Alias
Drums – Tom Brechtlein
Flute – Hubert Laws
Fretless Bass, Keyboards [Yamaha 2000] – Bunny Brunel
Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [Moog 55] – Chick Corea
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Al Vizzutti*
Vocals – Gayle Moran
5:52
A3Tap Step
Drums, Snare – Tom Brechtlein
Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Minimoog, Moog 55], Keyboards [Obx 8] – Chick Corea
Fretless Bass – Bunny Brunel
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Farrell
Trumpet – Al Vizzutti*
8:19
B1Magic Carpet
Congas – Don Alias
Drums – Tom Brechtlein
Fretless Bass – Bunny Brunel
Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [Moog 55], Wood Block – Chick Corea
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Farrell
Trumpet – Al Vizzutti*
6:51
B2The Slide
Agogô – Laudir Oliveira*
Bass [Piccolo Bass] – Jamie Faunt
Cuica – Airto Moreira
Drums – Tom Brechtlein
Drums [Lya Drums] – Don Alias
Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Minimoog, Moog 55] – Chick Corea
Fretless Bass – Bunny Brunel
6:47
B3Grandpa Blues
Bass [Piccolo Bass], Talkbox – Stanley Clarke
Drums – Tom Brechtlein
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Minimoog, Moog 55, Moog Vocorder] – Chick Corea
Fretless Bass – Bunny Brunel
4:03
B4Flamenco
Drums – Tom Brechtlein
Fretless Bass – Bunny Brunel
Piano, Synthesizer [Minimoog, Moog 55], Handclaps – Chick Corea
Piccolo Flute – Hubert Laws
Soprano Saxophone – Joe Farrell
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson
Trumpet – Al Vizzutti*
3:34
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Sleeve:
Tap Step was recorded and mixed December, 1979-January, 1980, in Los Angeles. All tracks recorded at Love Castle Studio except A1, recorded at Oceanway Recording Studio.
Mixed at Oceanway Recording Studio.

Special equipment used:
Studer 24 track recorder modified by Mark Levinson, Audio Systems ML-5 2 track recorder (Studer 2 track modified by Mark Levinson), LNP-2 pre-amplifiers for recording and monitoring by Mark Levinson.

Instruments used by Chick:
Moog - Minimoog, Moog 55, Moog Vocorder
Oberheim - OBX 8 voice polyphonic keyboard
Rhodes - 88 suitcase model
Boesendorfer 9 foot Grand Piano
Paiste - Cymbals
Hohner - Duo keyboard

Warner Bros. Records Inc., a subsidiary and licensee of Warner Bros. Inc., a Warner Communications Company
Made in U.S.A. ©1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Labels:
All Compositions Published by Litha Music Co.-ASCAP
℗ 1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc. a Warner Communications Company
Made in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 075992342513
  • Barcode (Printed): 0 7599-23425-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): BSK-1-3425 JWI
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SUB B BSK-2-3425 JWI #

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Tap Step (LP, Album)Warner Bros. RecordsK 56801UK1980
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Tap Step (LP, Album)Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. RecordsWB 56 801, WB 56801Austria1980
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Tap Step (LP, Album)Warner Bros. RecordsXBS 3425Canada1980
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Tap Step (LP, Album)Warner Bros. RecordsWB 56 801Italy1980
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Tap Step (LP, Album)Warner Bros. RecordsS 90.253Spain1980

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