Dis Is Da Drum

Herbie Hancock, Herbie Hancock / Michael Brecker / Roy Hargrove | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 1995)
• Original Release Date: May 23, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B000001E5R
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,743 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all time favorites, July 31, 2003

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John Scott (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dis Is Da Drum (Audio CD)

Herbie Hancock is the master of fusion and this album proves it. In this case the fusion is jazz with african percussion rhythm and a super-funk bottom end of bass guitar and bass keyboards. If you're scared of funk stay away! This album is even better on a digital system with a good subwoofer -- some of the lows are lost on less robust speakers.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars another masterpiece by Mr. Hancock, February 10, 2001

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Christopher R. Brown (Milton, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dis Is Da Drum (Audio CD)

Here is Herbie, again showing us who listen to the drum, that there is nobody in american music who is as tuned in to the original african pulse as he is. This album is a masterpiece, and if there is a future, and if there are critics who look back several hundred years from now, and say this is good and this is bad, my estimate is that they're going to say that this is the best example of african-inspired jazz during this period. From the perspective of the moment, it has a slick commercial feel to it, but hold on, how else can one get the sound out to the kids? The harmonic structures of these tunes are subtle and cool, just listen to the bass turnaround on bo ba... (ending on the 7th) and you'll see. This is the best, five stars. I'm buying several copies and sending it to my friends!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funkiest Herbie to Date, July 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dis Is Da Drum (Audio CD)

Now, many may object to the 5 stars Yea, it's not really JAZZ, but music doesn't come any funkier than this. Every cut cooks. But, jazz purists should stay away. This is hip-hop/funk at its best and Herbie at his funkiest.