Steppin' Into Beauty is an album by pianist Hilton Ruiz, collecting performances recorded in 1977 at the sessions that produced Excition and New York Hilton, which was released on the Danish label SteepleChase in 1982.[1][2]

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AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Steppin' Into Beauty
Studio album by Hilton Ruiz Trio / Quintet
Released	1982
Recorded	February 7–8, 1977
Studio	C.I. Recording Inc., NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:11
Label	SteepleChase SCS 1158
Producer	Nils Winther
Hilton Ruiz chronology
New York Hilton (1977) Steppin' Into Beauty (1982) Live at Jazz Unité (1981)

Track listing

1. "Origin" (Pharoah Sanders) – 9:59
2. "Steppin' into Beauty" (Rahsaan Roland Kirk) – 5:26
3. "The Last Profit" (Roy Brooks) – 7:20
4. "The Goal" (Hakim Jami) – 6:50
5. "Excition" (Frank Foster) – 13:33

Personnel

• Hilton Ruiz – piano
• Richard Williams – trumpet (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Frank Foster – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Hakim Jami (tracks 2 & 4), Buster Williams (tracks 1, 3 & 5) – bass
• Roy Brooks (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Steve Solder (tracks 2 & 4) – drums

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