Tap Step

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Tap Step
Studio album by Chick Corea
Released 1980
Recorded December, 1979 - January, 1980 Los Angeles, Love Castle Studio, except "Samba L.A.", recorded at Oceanway Recording Studio
Genre Jazz
Length 40:38
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Chick Corea
Chick Corea chronology

Delphi I
(1979)
Tap Step
(1980)
Live In Montreux
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Tap Step is an album recorded by Chick Corea and released in 1980.[2]

Track listing

All music composed and arranged by Chick Corea.

Side one

  1. "Samba L.A." (Lyrics Tony Cohan) – 5:52
  2. "The Embrace" (Lyrics Tony Cohan) – 5:52
  3. "Tap Step" – 8:19

Side two

  1. "Magic Carpet" – 6:51
  2. "The Slide" – 6:47
  3. "Grandpa Blues" (Vocoder Lyrics Chick Corea) - 4:03
  4. "Flamenco" - 3:34

Personnel

  • Chick Corea - Clavinet, OB-X, Moog 55, Acoustic Piano, Minimoog, Rhodes, Fender Rhodes, Vocoder, Piano, Handclaps
  • Gayle Moran - Vocals on Samba L.A. and The Embrace
  • Flora Purim - Vocals on Samba L.A.
  • Shelby Flint - Vocals on Samba L.A.
  • Nani Villa Brunel - Vocals on Samba L.A.
  • Airto Moreira - Snare Drums, Tamborim, Whistle Drums, Pandero on Samba L.A. and Cuica on The Slide'
  • Laudir de Oliveira - Surdo, Agogô, Ganza, Tamborim on Samba L.A. and Agogo on The Slide
  • Hubert Laws - Flute on The Embrace and Piccolo on Flamenco
  • Bunny Brunel - Fretless Bass on all tracks except Samba L. A., Yamaha 2000 on The Embrace
  • Tom Brechtlein - Drums on all tracks except Samba L. A.
  • Don Alias - Congas on The Embrace, Magic Carpet and Lya drums on The Slide
  • Al Vizzutti - Trumpets on The Embrace, Tap Step, Magic Carpet and Flugelhorn on The Embrace
  • Joe Farrell - Tenor saxophone on Tap Step and Magic Carpet, Soprano saxophone on Flamenco
  • Jamie Faunt - Piccolo bass on The Slide
  • Stanley Clarke - Piccolo bass and Talk box on Grandpa Blues
  • Joe Henderson - Tenor saxophone on Flamenco

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
1980 Billboard 200 170[3]
1980 Billboard Jazz Albums 8[3]

References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "Tap Step - Chick Corea | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
  2. "allmusic ((( Tap Step > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-04-14. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Tap Step - Chick Corea | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013. 

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