Dis Is da Drum

Dis Is da Drum
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Released	October 26, 1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Studio	Garage Sale Studios and Studio 55, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz rap acid jazz hip hop [1]
Length	54:59
Label	Mercury
Producer	Herbie Hancock, Bill Summers a.o.
Herbie Hancock chronology
A Tribute to Miles (1994) Dis Is da Drum (1994) The New Standard (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Dis Is da Drum is Herbie Hancock's thirty-fourth album and his first solo album since leaving Columbia Records. Guests include saxophonist Bennie Maupin, trumpeter Wallace Roney and flautist Hubert Laws.

Tracks like "Bo Ba Be Da" and "Dis Is da Drum" reflect Hancock's move towards acid jazz, while "Butterfly" makes a fifth appearance on a Hancock album following the original album ( Thrust ), Kimiko Kasai's album ( Butterfly ), a live album ( Flood ), and another studio album ( Direct Step ). The music video for the title track, directed by Mark Dippé, received a Grammy nomination for Best Music Video, Short Form. ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Call It '95"	Griffin, Hancock, Robertson, Smith, Summers	4:39
2.	"Dis Is da Drum"	Griffin, Hancock, Lasar, Robertson, Summers	4:49
3.	"Shooz"	Griffin, Moreira, Summers	1:17
4.	"Melody (On the Deuce by 44)"	Factor, Griffin, Robertson, Smith	4:05
5.	"Mojuba"	Galarraga, Griffin, Hancock, Lasar, Robertson, Summers	4:59
6.	"Butterfly"	Hancock, Maupin	6:08
7.	"Ju Ju"	Galarraga, Griffin, Lasar, Summers	5:03
8.	"Hump"	Maupin, Roney, Shanklin	4:43
9.	"Come and See Me"	Hancock, Smith, Watson	4:32
10.	"Rubber Soul"	Griffin, Hancock, Robertson, Smith, Summers	6:40
11.	"Bo Ba Be Da"	Hancock, Watson	8:04

Bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Butterfly" (Remix)	Hancock, Maupin	6:01

Personnel

• Herbie Hancock – piano (exc. 2, 3, 7), Minimoog and synthesizer (2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), clavinet (2, 5, 10, 11), synthesizer bass (2, 11), background vocals (4)
• Bill Summers – percussion (exc. 4, 7), bata (7)
• Will "Roc" Griffin – drum loops, sequencing (exc. 5, 7), sampling (exc. 5, 7, 9), programming (5, 7, 10, 11), rap (4)
• Darrell Smith – keyboards (1, 2, 8), sequencing (2, 8, 9, 10), electric piano (3, 4, 11), clavinet (3, 7), Minimoog (3), background vocals (4), programming (5–10), synthesizer (5, 9)
• Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson – guitar (exc. 3, 6, 9), background vocals (4)

with

• Wah Wah Watson – guitar (1, 2, 8–11), vocals and sequencing (9)
• Mars Lasar – keyboards and sound design (1, 4, 6, 10, 11)
• Wallace Roney – trumpet (1, 8, 10, 11)
• Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone (1, 8, 10, 11)
• Hubert Laws – flute (6)
• Lázaro Galarraga – vocals (2, 7), bata and vocal arrangement (7)
• Chill Factor – rap (4)
• The Real Richie Rich – DJ and scratcher (4)
• Francis Awe – vocals (5)
• Marina Bambino, Felicidad Ector, Lynn Lindsey, Yvette Summers, Louis Verdeaux – background vocals (2, 11)
• Huey Jackson – background vocals (2, 7, 11)
• Nengue Hernandez – background vocals (7)
• Frank Thibeaux – bass guitar (1)
• Armand Sabal Lecco – bass guitar (8, 10)
• Jay Shanklin – bass and add. sequencing (8)
• Ken Strong – drums (1, 2, 6–11)
• William Kennedy – drums (1, 7, 11)
• Guy Eckstine – drums (5)
• Niayi Asiedu – percussion (1)
• Airto Moreira – percussion (3)
• Munyungo Jackson and Skip Burney – djembe (5)
• Nengue Hernandez – bata (7)
• Brady Speller – percussion (11)
• Doug Scott – additional editing (2)

Rhythm arrangements credited to (as far as they are not identical to the writers credits)

• "The Melody" – Darrell Smith, Will "Roc" Griffin
• "Butterfly" – Bill Summers, Herbie Hancock, Mars Lasar
• "Hump" – Bill Summers, Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson, Darrell Smith, Jay Shanklin
• "Rubber Soul" – Bill Summers, Herbie Hancock, Wah Wah Watson, Will "Roc" Griffin
• "Bo Ba Be Da" – Darrell Smith, Herbie Hancock

Production, recording and mix by Bill Summers and Herbie Hancock with Darrell Robertson, Darrell Smith, Will Griffin.

• Additional co-producer (6), additional engineer (1, 6, 10, 11) – Mars Lasar
• Chief engineers – Darrell "Bob Dog" Robertson, Darrell Smith
• Additional recordings at Studio 55 by Michael Schlessinger assisted by Darrell Roamer
• Mastering – "Big Bass" Brian Gardner
• Executive-Producer – Guy Eckstine

In popular culture

The track 'Call it '95' is the main theme for the Australian political talk show Insiders on ABC TV.

References

1. Newsom, Jim. "Dis Is Da Drum - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
2. "Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau . Retrieved June 23, 2018.
3. Moon, Tom. "Rolling Stone : Herbie Hancock: Dis Is Da Drum : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on January 8, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 645. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. "38th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Best Music Video, Short Form". grammy.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

External links

• "Herbie Hancock - Dis Is Da Drum (CD, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. 1995. Retrieved August 24, 2009.