{"product_id":"charles-stepney-step-on-step-cd","title":"Charles Stepney - Step on Step [CD]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: IARC55CD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 0789993992584 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 09 Sep 2022\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn addition to our classic black 2xLP vinyl \u0026amp; CD, a limited-edition Certified Gold colour vinyl version of Step on Step will be available to indie retailers only, for the first pressing only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInternational Anthem proudly presents Step on Step, a double LP collection of newly unearthed solo home recordings created by enigmatic producer, arranger, and composer Charles Stepney in the basement of his home on the Southside of Chicago during the years before his untimely death in 1976. Stepney’s signature “baroque soul” sound is known to many as it’s heard in his prismatic orchestral arrangements for Rotary Connection, Minnie Riperton, Howlin Wolf, Terry Callier, Earth, Wind \u0026amp; Fire, and many more. His sound has been used by countless samplers in the hip-hop world including Kanye West, The Fugees, and MF Doom. But in comparison to the post-mortem renown of his sound, or the artists he supported while he was alive, Stepney is a greatly underappreciated figure… a genius relegated to the shadows.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStep on Step is Stepney’s eponymous debut album, featuring 23 bare-bones, demo-style home recordings, most of which are Stepney originals that were never again recorded by him or any other artist. Highlights from those original works include “Denim Groove,” which hears Stepney on piano and congas alongside his first instrument (the vibraphone), and “Look B4U Leap,” one of several kinetic lo-fi dance numbers that feature Stepney having fun with an early-gen Moog synthesizer. It also features prototypical, seedling-style demos of Stepney compositions for Earth, Wind \u0026amp; Fire, including “That’s The Way of The World,” “Imagination,” and “On Your Face,” as well as the original version of “Black Gold,” which would eventually be recorded by Rotary Connection (as “I Am The Black Gold of The Sun”).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRACKLISTING\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA1. Roll Tape\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA2. Gimme Some Sugar\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA3. Gotta Dig It To Dig It\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA4. No Credit For This\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA5. Roadtrip\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA6. On Your Face\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB1. That's The Way Of The World\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB2. Imagination\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB3. In The Basement\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB4. Business\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eC1. Look B4U Leap\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eC2. Around The House\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eC3. Funky Sci Fi\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eC4. Mini Mugg\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eC5. Chicago Independent\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD1. Surround Stereo\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD2. Black Gold\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD3. Notes From Dad\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD4. Rubie \u0026amp; Charles\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD5. Greatness\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD6. Step On Step\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Anthem Recording Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41712261562524,"sku":"IARC55CD","price":126014.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/2_c3b1ff33-8ad1-419d-9f33-4c951546bf97.jpg?v=1656002546","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/charles-stepney-step-on-step-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}