Harold Vick - Steppin' Out
Tenor Saxophone - Harold Vick [click here to see more vinyl featuring Harold Vick]
Guitar - Grant Green [click here to see more vinyl featuring Grant Green]
Drums - Ben Dixon
Trumpet - Blue Mitchell [click here to see more vinyl featuring Blue Mitchell]
Organ - John Patton [click here to see more vinyl featuring John Patton]
Written by Harold Vick (A1-2, B1-3), David Raksin (A3), Johnny Mercer (A3)
1 LP, Gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton Printing Co
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Blue Note Tone Poet
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded on May 27, 1963 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
LP Reissue supervised by Joe Harley
Mastered and lacquer cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Originally released in 1963
Reissued in November 2022
Tracks :
Side A:
- Our Miss Brooks
- Trimmed in Blue
- Laura
Side B:
- Dotty's Dream
- Vicksville
- Steppin' Out
Reviews :
“This soul-jazz outing by tenor saxophonist Harold Vick (his recording debut as a leader) casts him in a role that was often occupied by Stanley Turrentine. Vick, with a quintet that also includes trumpeter Blue Mitchell, guitarist Grant Green, organist John Patton, and drummer Ben Dixon, performs four blues, a slightly trickier original (five of the six songs are his), plus the ballad "Laura" on this CD reissue. There are no real surprises, but no disappointments either on what would be Harold Vick's only chance to lead a Blue Note date. At 27, he was already a fine player.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings:
AllMusic 4 / 5 ; Discogs 4.62 / 5