On January 21, 1979, “CBS / Sony” label released (only in Japan) “Directstep” the twenty-fourth Herbie Hancock studio album. It was recorded October 17 – 18, 1978, and was produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock– vocals, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, Oberheim, Prophet, Yamaha CS-80, Minimoog synthesizers, Sennheiser vocoder
- Webster Lewis- Hammond B-3 organ; Prophet, Yamaha CS-40, ARP String Ensemble and Minimoog synthesizers; Fender Rhodes, backing vocals
- Bennie Maupin- soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, lyricon
- Ray Obiedo- electric guitar
- Paul Jackson- electric bass
- Alphonse Mouzon– drums
- Bill Summers- percussion
Track listing:
- Butterfly – Herbie Hancock, Bennie Maupin
- Shiftless Shuffle – Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, Bill Summers
- I Thought It Was You – Jeffrey Cohen, Herbie Hancock, Melvin Ragin
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