Dis Is da Drum

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

Dis Is da Drum
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1994
Recorded1993-1994
StudioGarage Sale Studios and Studio 55, Los Angeles, CA
Genre
Length54:59
LabelMercury
ProducerHerbie Hancock, Bill Summers a.o.
Herbie Hancock chronology
A Tribute to Miles
(1994)
Dis Is da Drum
(1994)
The New Standard
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic
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Rolling Stone
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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).

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