Donald Byrd – Stepping Into Tomorrow

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Label:	Blue Note – BN-LA368-G
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1975
Genre:	Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:	Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A1	Stepping Into Tomorrow	5:11
A2	Design A Nation	4:19
A3	We're Together	4:23
A4	Think Twice	6:10
B1	Makin' It	3:45
B2	Rock And Roll Again	6:09
B3	You Are The World	4:29
B4	I Love The Girl	3:53

Companies, etc.

Lacquer Cut At – Artisan Sound Recorders
Record Company – Blue Note Records
Pressed By – Research Craft

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Gary Bartz
Arranged By – Fonce Mizell (tracks: B4), Harvey Mason (tracks: B1), Larry Mizell (tracks: A1 to B3), Sigidi (tracks: A4)
Artwork By [Cover Painting: 'facing The Music Of The Spheres Ii'] – Greg Edwards
Backing Vocals – Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Kay Haith (tracks: A3, A4), Larry Mizell, Lorraine Kenner (tracks: A1, A2, B1), Margie Evans (tracks: B3), Stephanie Spruill (tracks: A1, B1)
Bass [Fender] – Chuck Rainey
Bata, Harmonica [Mouth Harp] – Harvey Mason (tracks: B1)
Clavinet, Trumpet – Fonce Mizell
Congas – Mayuto Correa
Copyist – Sigidi
Drums – Harvey Mason
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Dave Hassinger, John Mills (2), Val Christian Garay*
Engineer [Remix Engineer Assistant] – James Nipar*
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Dave Hassinger, Val Christian Garay*
Guitar – David T. Walker, John Rowin, Rhonghea Southern (tracks: A4)
Percussion – Stuff 'N Ramjet*
Photography By – Doug Metzler
Piano, Organ – Jerry Peters
Producer – Larry Mizell & Fonce Mizell
Synthesizer [Arp Synthesizers], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Larry Mizell
Technician [Technical Director], Synthesizer [Synthesizers Consultant] – Chuck Davis
Trumpet [Solo], Flugelhorn, Vocals [Solo] – Donald Byrd
Whistle [Whistler] – James Carter (2)

Notes

Label variation: The second to last row of text on the bottom of the label on each side has a different layout than the other US version on Discogs. The phrase "(P)1975 United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc." is all on one line instead of being spread out over two. There is no gap in between the last song and the large group of credits listed underneath.

Comes with printed inner sleeve.
Recorded at The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California November-December 1974
Disc Mastering: The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California
Sound Effects: Breaking the sound barrier courtesy of Elektra Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout, Etched, Side A): BNLA U̶A̶L̶A̶ 368-1 Re1 X
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout, Etched, Side B): BNLA U̶A̶L̶A̶ 368-2 Re1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout, Etched, Side A): BNLA U̶A̶ ̶1̶A̶ 368-1.Re1 SET-2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout, Etched, Side B): BNLA U̶A̶ ̶L̶A̶ 368-2.Re1 SET-3 (2)
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Stamped, Sides A & B): [Artisan logo]