New Steps

New Steps
Studio album by Sun Ra Quartet
Released	1978
Recorded	January 2 & 7, 1978 Horo Voice Studio, Rome
Genre	Free jazz
Length	65:36
Label	Horo HDP 25-26
Producer	Aldo Sinesio
Sun Ra chronology
Piano Recital: Teatro la Fenice, Venezia (1977) New Steps (1978) Other Voices, Other Blues (1978)

New Steps is a double album by jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Quartet recorded in Italy in 1978 and originally released on the Italian Horo label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4 stars stating "New Steps is another fabulous release from Sun Ra, but all the Horo albums can be difficult to find".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sun Ra except as indicated

Side One:

1. "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 7:49
2. "Moon People" - 7:50

Side Two:

1. "Sun Steps" - 11:37
2. "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 6:04

Side Three:

1. "Friend and Friendship" - 6:58
2. "Rome at Twilight" - 5:08
3. "When There Is No Sun" - 4:37

Side Four:

1. "The Horo" - 15:33

Personnel

• Sun Ra - piano, Crumar Mainman organ, vocals
• John Gilmore - tenor saxophone, percussion vocals
• Michael Ray - trumpet, vocals
• Luqman Ali - drums

References