{"product_id":"donald-byrd-stepping-into-tomorrow","title":"Donald Byrd - Stepping Into Tomorrow","description":"\u003cp\u003eLP - Limited Edition 180g Black Vinyl.\u003cbr\u003eThis Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonald Byrd’s 1974 fusion masterpiece Stepping Into Tomorrow was a high-water mark of the legendary trumpeter’s vibrant latter Blue Note years.\u003cbr\u003eByrd had begun recording for Blue Note in 1958, and over the course of his tenure evolved from a top-notch hard bop trumpeter into a pioneer of R\u0026amp;B\/Funk fusion, leading the label’s own creative direction along a similar path.\u003cbr\u003eByrd began to introduce elements of fusion to his music with his 1969 album Fancy Free and shadowed Miles Davis’s early-1970s moves with experimental sessions like Electric Byrd and Ethiopian Knights.\u003cbr\u003eWhen Byrd hooked up with visionary producer Larry Mizell for his landmark 1972 album Black Byrd a new sound coalesced: funky and sultry, sophisticated yet accessible, with intricate arrangements that allowed Byrd’s trumpet to soar over top.\u003cbr\u003eA string of commercial successes followed, the third of which was Stepping Into Tomorrow featuring the standout title track and Think Twice, which would become touchstones for future hip-hop generations including artists like J Dilla, Madlib, and A Tribe Called Quest.\u003cbr\u003eThe album featured contributions from saxophonist Gary Bartz, multi-instrumentalist\/vocalist Fonce Mizell, bassist Chuck Rainey, drummer Harvey Mason \u0026amp; others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BLUE NOTE","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":53205907996999,"sku":"TRI-63867","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/4def59e6b667e01853a314b6ae4a2762.jpg?v=1769364831","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/donald-byrd-stepping-into-tomorrow","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}