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Tracklist

A1	Pools	11:07
A2	Steppish	7:35
B1	Blue Montreux	8:36
B2	Self Portrait	8:18
C1	Oops	10:01
C2	Beirut	9:11
D1	Sara's Touch	9:48
D2	Trains	7:47

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Delta Music & Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
• Licensed Through – WDR Mediagroup GmbH
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln
• Copyright (c) – Delta Music & Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
• Recorded At – Studio 4 Des WDR Köln
• Mixed At – Studio 4 Des WDR Köln
• Mastered At – Skywalk Mastering GmbH

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Johan Hörlén, Karolina Strassmayer
• Arranged By, Conductor – Michael Abene
• Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Jens Neufang
• Bass – Tom Kennedy
• Bass Trombone – Mattis Cederberg
• Coordinator – Annette Hauber
• Design – Knut Schötteldreier
• Drums – Steve Smith
• Executive-Producer [WDR Big Band] – Lucas Schmid
• Guitar – Chuck Loeb
• Liner Notes – Bill Milkowski
• Mastered By – Marko Schneider
• Orchestra – WDR Big Band Cologne*
• Photography By – Jochen Renz
• Producer – Joachim Becker
• Recorded By – Reinhold Nickel
• Recorded By [Assistant] – Tobias Kiendl
• Recording Supervisor [Recording Producer] – Christian Schmitt
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Olivier Peters, Paul Heller
• Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Bill Evans
• Trombone – Andy Hunter , Ludwig Nuss*, Shannon Barnett
• Trumpet – Andy Haderer, Rob Bruynen, Ruud Breuls, Wim Both
• Vibraphone – Mike Mainieri

Notes

Recorded April 24-27, 2016 at WDR Studio 4, Cologne, Germany
Mixed in May 2016 at WDR Studio 4, Cologne, Germany
Mastered at Skywalk Mastering / Imagio AG, Trierweiler, Germany

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 055551 780333
• Label Code: LC 08597

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
N 77033	Steps Ahead − Mike Mainieri, Bill Evans , Chuck Loeb, Tom Kennedy , Steve Smith , WDR Big Band Cologne* Arranged & Conducted By Michael Abene	Steps Ahead − Mike Mainieri, Bill Evans , Chuck Loeb, Tom Kennedy , Steve Smith , WDR Big Band Cologne* Arranged & Conducted By Michael Abene - Steppin' Out ‎(CD, Album, Sli)	Jazzline	N 77033	Germany	2016
N 77033	Steps Ahead / WDR Big Band Cologne*	Steps Ahead / WDR Big Band Cologne* - Steppin' Out ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Jazzline	N 77033	Russia	2016