Tap Step

1980 Funk Fusion

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Tracklist

A1 Samba L.A. 5:52
A2 The Embrace 5:52
A3 Tap Step 8:19
B1 Magic Carpet 6:51
B2 The Slide 6:47
B3 Grandpa Blues 4:03
B4 Flamenco 3:34

Musicians

Chick CoreaLyrics By (Vocorder Lyrics), Producer, Composed By, Arranged By, Clavinet, Keyboards (Obx 8), Synthesizer (Moog 55), Piano (Acoustic), Electric Piano (Rhodes), Synthesizer (Minimoog, Moog 55), Wood Block, Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Synthesizer (Minimoog, Moog 55, Moog Vocorder), Piano, Handclaps
Airto MoreiraSnare, Tamborim, Whistle, Drums, Pandeiro (Pandero), Cuica
Laudir de OliveiraSurdo, Agogô, Shaker (Ganza), Tamborim
Flora PurimVocals
Gayle MoranVocals
Nani Villa BrunelVocals
Shelby FlintVocals
Don AliasCongas, Drums (Lya Drums)
Tom BrechtleinDrums, Snare
Hubert LawsFlute, Piccolo Flute
Bunny BrunelFretless Bass, Keyboards (Yamaha 2000)
Allen VizzuttiTrumpet, Flugelhorn
Joe FarrellTenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Jamie FauntBass (Piccolo Bass)
Stanley ClarkeBass (Piccolo Bass), Talkbox
Joe HendersonTenor Saxophone

Also credited. Lyrics By: Tony Cohan. Art Direction: Peter Whorf. Mastered By (Mstering Engineer): Bernie Grundman. Mixed By (Mixing Assistant): Mark Ettel. Photography By: Jim McCrary. Recorded By (Recording Engineer): Bernie Kirsh. Mixed By (Mixing Engineer): Bernie Kirsh. Technician (Equipment Assistant): Mick Erickson.

Release notes

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.

Runouts are etched except ‘:, 0’ are stamped.