Donald Byrd - Steppin' Into Tomorrow (Blue Note Classic) [LP]

Release Date: 7/18/2025
Label: Blue Note

Donald Byrd's 1974 funk/R&B fusion masterpiece, Stepping Into Tomorrow, was thethird album the trumpet legend made in collaboration with visionary producer Larry Mizell. Featuring the standout title track and "Think Twice," the album became a touchstone for future hip-hop generations and features Gary Bartz, Fonce Mizell, Chuck Rainey, Harvey Mason and others. This stereo Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracklist

1. Stepping Into Tomorrow
2. Design A Nation
3. We're Together
4. Think Twice
5. Makin' It
6. Rock And Roll Again
7. You Are The World
8. I Love The Girl