Tap Step

1980 studio album by Chick Corea

Tap Step

Studio album by

Chick Corea

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
Chick Corea chronology
| Delphi II & III
(1980)  | Tap Step
(1980)  | Chick Corea & Lionel Hampton in Concert
(1980)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [3]

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.

## Recording

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The album was recorded in December 1979 and January 1980.[2] All of the seven tracks were originals first released on this album.[1]

## Reception

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In 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

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All music composed and arranged by Chick Corea.

### Side one

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

### Side two

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

## Personnel

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* 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

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Chart (1980)  | Peak
position

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US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[5] | 170
US Billboard Jazz LPs[5] | 8

## References

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1. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - Tap Step (1980) album review | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
2. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 305\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 51. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. ^ "Review: Chick Corea — Tap Step" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 18\. May 3, 1980. p. 50\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2020 - via American Radio History.
5. ^ a b "Chick Corea - Tap Step (1980) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 27, 2013.[failed verification]

## External links

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* Chick Corea - Tap Step (1980) album releases & credits at Discogs

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Chick Corea discography

As leader|

* Tones for Joan's Bones (1968)
* Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (1968)
* Circling In (1975)
* Is (1969)
* Sundance (1972)
* The Song of Singing (1970)
* A.R.C.  (1971) (with Dave Holland & Barry Altschul)
* The Leprechaun (1976)
* My Spanish Heart (1976)
* The Mad Hatter (1978)
* Secret Agent (1978)
* Friends (1978)
* Tap Step (1980)
* Three Quartets (1981)
* Trio Music (1982)
* Touchstone (1982)
* Again and Again (1983)
* Summer Night: Live (1987) (with Akoustic Band)
* Chick Corea Akoustic Band (1989) (with Akoustic Band)
* Alive (1991) (with Akoustic Band)
* Seabreeze (1993) (with Gayle Moran & Lionel Hampton)
* Time Warp (1995)
* Remembering Bud Powell (1996)
* Rendezvous in New York (2003)
* The Ultimate Adventure (2006)
* Super Trio - Live at the One World Theatre, April 3rd, 2005 (2006) (with Steve Gadd & Christian McBride)
* Five Peace Band Live (2009) (with John McLaughlin)
* Further Explorations (2012)
* The Continents: Concerto for Jazz Quintet & Chamber Orchestra (2012)
* The Vigil (2013)
* Trilogy (2013) (with Chick Corea Trio)
* The Musician: Live at The Blue Note Jazz Café (2016)
* Chinese Butterfly (2017) (with Steve Gadd)
* Trilogy 2 (2019)(with Chick Corea Trio)
* Antidote (2019)

Solo piano albums|

* Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (1971)
* Piano Improvisations Vol. 2 (1972)
* Delphi I (1979)
* Delphi II & III (1980)
* Children's Songs (1984)
* Expressions (1994)
* Solo Piano: Originals (2000)
* Solo Piano: Standards (2000)
* Solo Piano – Portraits (2014)
* Plays (2020)

Duos|

* An Evening with Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert (1978)
* CoreaHancock (1979)
* Chick Corea & Lionel Hampton in Concert (1980)
* Voyage (1984) [with Steve Kujala]
* Play (1992) (with Bobby McFerrin)
* The Enchantment (2007) (with Béla Fleck)
* Duet (2008) (with Hiromi Uehara)
* Orvieto (2010) (with Stefano Bollani)
* Two (2015) [with Béla Fleck]

with Gary Burton|

* Crystal Silence (1972)
* Duet (1979)
* In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 (1980)
* Lyric Suite for Sextet (1982)
* Native Sense - The New Duets (1997)
* The New Crystal Silence (2008)
* Hot House (2012)

Circle|

* Circle 1: Live in Germany Concert (1970)
* Circle 2: Gathering (1971)
* Paris Concert (1972)
* Circling In (1975)
* Circulus (1978)

with Stanley Clarke|

* Children of Forever (1973)
* Journey to Love (1975)
* Rocks, Pebbles and Sand (1980)
* Up (2014)

with Miles Davis|

* Water Babies (1976)
* Filles de Kilimanjaro (1969)
* In a Silent Way (1969)
* Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (2013)
* Bitches Brew (1970)
* Bitches Brew Live (2011)
* Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West (1977)
* Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East (1970)
* Miles at the Fillmore – Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (2014)
* Jack Johnson (a.k.a. A Tribute to Jack Johnson) (1971)
* Circle in the Round (1979)
* Live-Evil (1971)
* On the Corner (1972)
* Big Fun (1974)

with
Chick Corea Elektric Band|

* The Chick Corea Elektric Band (1986)
* Light Years (1987)
* Eye of the Beholder (1988)
* Inside Out (1990)
* Beneath the Mask (1991)
* Elektric Band II: Paint the World (1993)
* Live from Elario's (The First Gig) (1996)
* To the Stars (2004)
* Live in Tokyo 1987 (2017)

with Joe Farrell|

* Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)
* Outback (1971)
* Skate Board Park (1979)

with Stan Getz|

* Sweet Rain (1967)
* What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David (1968)
* Captain Marvel (1972)

with Joe Henderson|

* Relaxin' at Camarillo (1979)
* Mirror Mirror (1980)
* Joe Henderson: Big Band (1997)

with Hubert Laws|

* The Laws of Jazz (1964)
* Flute By-Laws (1966)
* Laws' Cause (1968)
* Wild Flower (1972)
* Family (1980)
* Blanchard: New Earth Sonata (1985)

with Herbie Mann|

* Herbie Mann Plays The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (1965)
* Monday Night at the Village Gate (1966)
* Latin Mann Afro to Bossa to Blues (1965)
* Standing Ovation at Newport (1965)

with Blue Mitchell|

* The Thing to Do (1964)
* Down with It! (1965)
* Boss Horn (1967)

with Origin|

* Live at the Blue Note (1998)
* A Week at The Blue Note (1998)
* Change (1999)
* corea.concerto: Spain for Sextet & Orchestra / Piano Concerto No. 1 (1999)

with Return to Forever|

* Return to Forever (1972)
* Light as a Feather (1973)
* Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973)
* Where Have I Known You Before (1974)
* No Mystery (1975)
* Romantic Warrior (1976)
* Musicmagic (1977)
* Live (1978)
* Returns (2009)
* Forever [as Corea, Clarke & White] (2011)
* The Mothership Returns (2012)

with Wayne Shorter|

* Super Nova (1969)
* Moto Grosso Feio (1974)

with others|

* Sonny Stitt: Stitt Goes Latin (1963)
* Dave Pike: Manhattan Latin (1964)
* Cal Tjader: Soul Burst (1966)
* Pete La Roca: Turkish Women at the Bath (1967)
* Donald Byrd: The Creeper (1981)
* Eric Kloss: To Hear Is to See! (1969)
* Eric Kloss: Consciousness! (1970)
* Larry Coryell: Spaces (1970)
* Sadao Watanabe: Round Trip (1970)
* Marion Brown: Afternoon of a Georgia Faun (1970)
* Richard Davis: The Philosophy of the Spiritual (1971)
* Rolf Kühn Jazzgroup: Going to the Rainbow (1971)
* John Surman: Conflagration (1971)
* Elvin Jones: Merry-Go-Round (1972)
* Airto Moreira: Free (1972)
* Anthony Braxton: The Complete Braxton (1973)
* Richard Davis: With Understanding (1975)
* Dee Dee Bridgewater: Just Family (1977)
* Ron Carter: Parade (1979)
* Gábor Szabó: Femme Fatale (1979)
* Tete Montoliu: Lunch in L.A. (1980)
* Chaka Khan et al.: Echoes of an Era (1982)
* Elektric Band II: Paint the World (1993)
* Like Minds (1998) (with Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland)
* Herbie Hancock: Gershwin's World (1998)
* Avishai Cohen: Lyla (2003)
* Miroslav Vitouš: Universal Syncopations (2003)
* Antonio Sánchez: Migration (2007)
* Hans Glawischnig: Panorama (2008)

Compilations|

* Inner Space (1973)
* The Complete "Is" Sessions (2002)

Soundtracks|

* Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1989)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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