Donald Byrd

Release Date: 07/18/2025
Format: LP
Label: Blue Note Records
Release type: 180 Gram Vinyl LP Pressing 

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.

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