Donald Byrd - Stepping Into Tomorrow

Tracklist

1	Stepping Into Tomorrow	5:11
2	Design A Nation	4:19
3	We're Together	4:23
4	Think Twice	6:10
5	Makin' It	3:45
6	Rock And Roll Again	6:09
7	You Are The World	4:29
8	I Love The Girl	3:53

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – The Sound Factory

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Gary Bartz
• Arranged By – Fonce Mizell (tracks: 8), Harvey Mason (tracks: 5), Larry Mizell (tracks: 1 to 7), Sigidi (tracks: 4)
• Arranged By [Background Vocal Arrangements] – Fonce Mizell, Fred Perrin*, Larry Mizell
• Backing Vocals – Fonce Mizell, Fred Perrin*, Kay Haith (tracks: 3, 4), Larry Mizell, Lorraine Kenner (tracks: 1, 2, 5), Margie Evans (tracks: 7), Stephanie Spruill (tracks: 1, 5)
• Bass [Fender] – Chuck Rainey
• Bata [Batah Drum], Jew's Harp [Mouth Harp] – Harvey Mason (tracks: 5)
• Clavinet, Trumpet – Fonce Mizell
• Conductor – Larry Mizell
• Congas – Mayuto Correa
• Copyist – Sigidi
• Drums – Harvey Mason
• Engineer [Assistant] – James Nipar*
• Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Dave Hassinger, John Mills , Val Christian Garay*
• Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Dave Hassinger, Val Christian Garay*
• Executive-Producer – George Butler
• Guitar – David T. Walker, John Rowin, Rhonghea Southern (tracks: 4)
• Music Consultant [Synthesizers Consultant] – Chuck Davis
• Painting [Cover Painting: "Facing The Music Of The Spheres II"] – Greg Edwards
• Percussion – Stuff 'n Ramjet
• Photography By – Doug Metzler
• Piano [Acoustic Piano], Organ – Jerry Peters
• Producer – Larry Mizell
• Synthesizer [Arp Synthesizers], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Larry Mizell
• Technician [Technical Director] – Chuck Davis
• Trumpet [Solo], Flugelhorn, Vocals [Solo] – Donald Byrd
• Whistle [Whistler] – James Carter

Notes

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

Other 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, Club, CRC)	Blue Note	BN-LA368-G	US	1975
BN-LA368-G	Donald Byrd	Stepping Into Tomorrow ‎(LP, Album, Pit)	Blue Note	BN-LA368-G	US	1975
L35561	Donald Byrd	Stepping Into Tomorrow ‎(LP, Album)	Interfusion	L35561	New Zealand	1975