Stepping into Tomorrow

Stepping Into Tomorrow is a 1974 album by jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd.

Stepping Into Tomorrow
Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedNovember-December, 1974 at The Sound Factory, Hollywood
GenreJazz-funk
Length38:13
LabelBlue Note
ProducerLarry Mizell
Donald Byrd chronology
Street Lady
(1973)
Stepping Into Tomorrow
(1975)
Places and Spaces
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Allmusic Review by Andy Kellman awards the album with 4 stars.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Stepping Into Tomorrow" (Larry Mizell) – 5:06
  2. "Design A Nation" (Mizell) – 4:19
  3. "We’re Together" (Mizell) – 4:23
  4. "Think Twice" (Sigidi, Mizell, Mbaji) – 6:10
  5. "Makin’ It" (Harvey Mason) – 3:46
  6. "Rock ‘N’ Roll Again" (Mizell) – 6:08
  7. "You Are The World" (Mizell) – 4:29
  8. "I Love The Girl" (Donald Byrd) – 3:52

Personnel

  • Donald Byrd - trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
  • Gary Bartz - alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet
  • James Carter - whistler on "Rock And Roll Again"
  • Mayuto Correa - congas
  • Margie Evans, Kay Haith, Freddie Perren - background vocals
  • Fonce Mizell - trumpet, clarinet, background vocals
  • Jerry Peters - organ, piano
  • John Rowin, David T. Walker - guitar
  • Larry Mizell - Fender Rhodes, ARP synthesizers, background vocals
  • Chuck Rainey - bass
  • Harvey Mason - drums, bata drums
  • Roger Sainte - percussion
  • Ronghea Southern - guitar on "Think Twice"
  • Stephanie Spruill - percussion, background vocals

References

  1. Kellman, Andy (2011). "Stepping into Tomorrow - Donald Byrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  2. Kellman, A Allmusic Review: Stepping in to Tomorrow accessed 12 May 2010
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