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{{Infobox album
| name       = Steppin' with the World Saxophone Quartet
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[World Saxophone Quartet]]
| cover      = Steppin' With the WSQ.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1979
| recorded   = December 1978
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 44:40
| label      = [[Black Saint/Soul Note|Black Saint]]
| producer   = Giacomo Pellicciotti
| prev_title = [[Point of No Return (World Saxophone Quartet album)|Point of No Return]]
| prev_year  = 1977
| next_title = [[W.S.Q.]]
| next_year  = 1980
}}
'''''Steppin' with the World Saxophone Quartet''''' is an  album by the [[jazz]] group the [[World Saxophone Quartet]], released on the Italian [[Black Saint/Soul Note|Black Saint]] label in 1979. The album features performances by [[Hamiet Bluiett]], [[Julius Hemphill]], [[Oliver Lake]] and [[David Murray (saxophonist)|David Murray]].<ref>[http://www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com/site/index.php?site=&path=cd&idcd=865&label=BLKS&alpha=A Black Saint catalogue]</ref>
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev5 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/210 210]
}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev4score  = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1529}}</ref>
|rev3 = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]]
|rev3Score = B<ref>{{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=June 22, 2020|url=http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2859-Music-Week.html|title=Music Week|website=Tom Hull – On the Web|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[DownBeat]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Litweiler |first=John |date=March 1980 |title=World Saxophone Quartet: ''Steppin' with The World Saxophone Quartet'' / Oliver Lake-Julius Hemphill: ''Buster Bee'' |magazine=[[DownBeat]] |pages=42-43 |volume=47 |issue=3}}</ref>
}}
The [[AllMusic]] review  by [[Scott Yanow]] stated: "The second recording by The World Saxophone Quartet (which follows by a year their Moers Music release Point of No Return) gives one a well-rounded look at this powerful group. Composed of altoist Julius Hemphill (who contributes four of the six group originals), altoist Oliver Lake, tenorman David Murray and baritonist Hamiet Bluiett, the explorative yet rhythmic group is heard in their early prime on this stimulating release".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S.  [http://allmusic.com/album/steppin-with-the-world-saxophone-quartet-r150542/review AllMusic Review] accessed July 18, 2011</ref>
In an article for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Robert Palmer (American writer)|Robert Palmer]] wrote: "Each of the pieces on ''Steppin''' is a vivid and complete statement with a sound and direction of its own... Throughout, the quartet demonstrates that the musicians know exactly what they are doing."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/02/archives/a-saxophone-foursome-comes-into-its-own.html |title=A Saxophone Foursome Comes Into Its Own |first=Robert |last=Palmer |date=September 2, 1979 |website=New York Times |access-date=April 6, 2022}}</ref>
==Track listing==
# "Steppin'" (Hemphill) - 9:06
# "Ra-Ta-Ta" (Lake) - 5:26
# "Dream Scheme" (Hemphill) - 7:18
# "P.O. in Cairo" (Murray) - 10:47
# "Hearts" (Hemphill) - 3:01
# "R&B" (Hemphill) - 8:39
==Personnel==
*[[Hamiet Bluiett]] &mdash; [[baritone saxophone]]
*[[Julius Hemphill]] &mdash; [[alto saxophone]]
*[[Oliver Lake]] &mdash; alto saxophone
*[[David Murray (saxophonist)|David Murray]] &mdash; [[tenor saxophone]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{World Saxophone Quartet}}
{{David Murray}}
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[[Category:1979 albums]]
[[Category:Black Saint/Soul Note albums]]
[[Category:World Saxophone Quartet albums]]