Donald Byrd - Stepping Into Tomorrow FLAC album

Tracklist

1	Makin' It Arranged By – Harvey Mason, Larry MizellWritten-By – H. Mason, L. Mizell	3:45
2	I Love The Girl Arranged By – Fonce MizellWritten-By – D. Byrd	3:53
3	Stepping Into Tomorrow Written-By – L. Mizell	5:11
4	Design A Nation Written-By – L. Mizell	4:19
5	You Are The World Written-By – L. Mizell	4:29
6	We're Together Written-By – L. Mizell	4:23
7	Rock And Roll Again Written-By – L. Mizell	6:09
8	Think Twice Arranged By – Larry Mizell, SigidiWritten-By – L. Mizell, Mbaji, Sigidi	6:10

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BN-LA368-G	Donald Byrd	Stepping Into Tomorrow ‎(LP, Album, Ter)	Blue Note	BN-LA368-G	US	1975
BN-LA368-G	Donald Byrd	Stepping Into Tomorrow ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BN-LA368-G	US	1975
BN-LA368-G	Donald Byrd	Stepping Into Tomorrow ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BN-LA368-G	US	1975
89.116-I	Donald Byrd	Stepping Into Tomorrow ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	89.116-I	Spain	1975
BN-LA368-G	Donald Byrd	Stepping Into Tomorrow ‎(LP, Album, Club, CRC)	Blue Note	BN-LA368-G	US	1975

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Gary Bartz
• Backing Vocals – Kay Haith (tracks: 3, 4), Lorraine Kennar (tracks: 1, 2, 5), Margie Evans (tracks: 7), Stephanie Spruill (tracks: 1, 5)
• Congas – Mayuto Correa
• Drum [Batah Drum], Jew's Harp [Mouth Harp] – Harvey Mason (tracks: 5)
• Drums – Harvey Mason
• Electric Bass [Fender Bass] – Chuck Rainey
• Guitar – David T. Walker, John Rowin, Rhonghea Southern (tracks: 4)
• Percussion – Roger Sainte, Stephanie Spruill, Stuff 'N Ramjet
• Piano [Acoustic Piano], Organ – Jerry Peters
• Producer, Arranged By [Background Vocals], Backing Vocals, Synthesizer [Arp], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Larry Mizell
• Whistling – James Carter

• Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Gary Bartz
• Arranged By [Background Vocal Arrangements] – Fonce Mizell, Fred Perrin, Larry Mizell
• Arranged By, Conductor – Larry Mizell (tracks: A1 to B1, C2, D1)
• Backing Vocals – Fonce Mizell, Fred Perrin, Kay Haith (tracks: B1, B2), Larry Mizell, Lorraine Kennar (tracks: A1, A2, C1), Margie Evans (tracks: D1), Stephanie Spruill (tracks: A1, C1)
• Clavinet, Trumpet – Fonce Mizell
• Congas – Mayuto Correa
• Copyist – Sigidi
• Drum [Batah Drum], Jew's Harp [Mouth Harp] – Harvey Mason (tracks: C1)
• Drums – Harvey Mason
• Electric Bass [Fender Bass] – Chuck Rainey
• Engineer [Assistant] – James Nipar
• Engineer [Recording Engineers], Recorded By [Recording Engineers] – Dave Hassinger, John Mills , Val Christian Garay
• Engineer [Remix Engineers], Remix [Remix Engineers] – Dave Hassinger, Val Christian Garay
• Engineer [Technical Director] – Chuck Davis
• Executive-Producer – George Butler
• Guitar – David T. Walker, John Rowin, Rhonghea Southern (tracks: B2)
• Music Consultant [Artistic Consultant] – Donald Byrd
• Music Consultant [Synthesizers Consultant] – Chuck Davis
• Painting [Cover Painting] – Greg Edwards
• Percussion – Roger Sainte, Stephanie Spruill, Stuff 'N Ramjet
• Photography By – Doug Metzler
• Piano [Acoustic Piano], Organ – Jerry Peters
• Producer – Larry Mizell
• Remastered By, Lacquer Cut By – Kevin Gray
• Sleeve Notes – Don Mizell, Khadjuka
• Synthesizer [Arp Synthesizers], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Larry Mizell
• Trumpet [Solo Trumpet], Soloist [Solo Trumpet], Flugelhorn, Vocals [Solo Vocals], Soloist [Solo Vocals] – Donald Byrd
• Whistling – James Carter

Notes

Original "Black Note" label design. Heavyweight tip-on jacket, 180gm, purple and blue smoke on clear vinyl.
Limited to 2000 copies.

Recorded at The Sound Factory, Hollywood, Calif.
November-December, 1974

Sound Effects:
Breaking the sound barrier courtesy of Elektra Records

Cover Painting:
"Facing The Music of The Spheres II"

A Blue Note Records release; ℗1975 ©2018 Capitol Records LLC.
Manufactured by Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.,
2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404.Reissue produced by Michael Cuscuna
made in EU

Recorded November-December 1974
Originally issued as BN-LA 368

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): B0028529-01-A 30300.1... KPG@CA
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): B0028529-01-B 30300.2... KPG@CA
• Matrix / Runout (Side C): B0028529-01-C 30300.3... KPG@CA
• Matrix / Runout (Side D): B0028529-01-D 30300.4... KPG@CA
• Barcode: 602567668961

• Barcode: 7 24352 35452 8
• Label Code: LC 0148
• Rights Society: bel BIEM
• Price Code (UK: ): 523 5452
• Price Code (F: ): PM 516

Companies

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, Inc.

• Exclusive Retailer – Vinyl Me, Please
• Produced For – Sky High Productions, Inc.
• Recorded At – The Sound Factory
• Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, LLC
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, LLC
• Manufactured By – Universal Music Enterprises
• Record Company – UMG Recordings, Inc.
• Lacquer Cut At – Cohearent Audio
• Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 30300

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