Steppin' Into Beauty
| Steppin' Into Beauty | ||||
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| Studio album by Hilton Ruiz Trio / Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | February 7–8, 1977 | |||
| Studio | C.I. Recording Inc., NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:11 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCS 1158 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Hilton Ruiz chronology | ||||
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Steppin' Into Beauty is an album by pianist Hilton Ruiz, collecting performances recorded in 1977 at the sessions that produced Excition and New York Hilton, which was released on the Danish label SteepleChase in 1982.[1][2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
Track listing[edit]
- "Origin" (Pharoah Sanders) – 9:59
- "Steppin' into Beauty" (Rahsaan Roland Kirk) – 5:26
- "The Last Profit" (Roy Brooks) – 7:20
- "The Goal" (Hakim Jami) – 6:50
- "Excition" (Frank Foster) – 13:33
Personnel[edit]
- Hilton Ruiz – piano
- Richard Williams – trumpet (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- Frank Foster – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- Hakim Jami (tracks 2 & 4), Buster Williams (tracks 1, 3 & 5) – bass
- Roy Brooks (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Steve Solder (tracks 2 & 4) – drums
References[edit]
- ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed June 27, 2017
- ^ "Hilton Ruiz – Steppin' Into Beauty (SCCD 31158)". Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Hilton Ruiz: Steppin' Into Beauty – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1247. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.