First Move
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1. MATU
(Larry Steen) 5:39
LARRY STEEN: Electric Bass 
BILL CUNLIFFE: Piano and Keyboards BRIAN MONRONI: Guitar MARK CONVERSE: Drums CASSIO DUARTE: Percussion
2. SEVEN COME FIVE
(Larry Steen) 5:41
LARRY STEEN: Electric Bass JEFF BEAL: Flugelhorn DOUG HORN: Tenor Sax OTMARO RUIZ: Piano DAVE WECKL: Drums KEVIN RICHARD: Percussion
3. TORINO
(Larry Steen) 4:48
LARRY STEEN: Fretless Bass BILL CUNLIFFE: Piano and Keyboards BRIAN MONRONI: Guitar MARK CONVERSE: Drums CASSIO DUARTE: Percussion ERNIE WATTS: Soprano Sax
4. SALIF MEETS RALPH
(Larry Steen) 6:08
LARRY STEEN: Electric Bass OTMARO RUIZ: Piano and Keyboards DAVE HART: Guitar DAVE WECKL: Drums KEVIN RICARD: Percussion JEFF BEAL: Trumpet DOUG WEBB: Tenor Sax
5. FIRST MOVE
(Larry Steen) 6:48
LARRY STEEN: Electric Bass OTMARO RUIZ: Piano and Keyboards DAVE HART: Guitar DAVE WECKL: Drums KEVIN RICARD: Percussion JEFF BEAL: Trumpet DOUG WEBB: Tenor Sax
6. BREAK THE ICE
(Larry Steen and Jimmy Mahlis) 5:38
LARRY STEEN: Electric Bass and Keyboards DOUG WEBB: Tenor Sax JIMMY MAHLIS: Guitar DAVE HART: Drum and Percussion Programming
7. QUIET DIGNITY
(Larry Steen) 3:54
LARRY STEEN: Fretless Bass BILL CUNLIFFE: Piano and Keyboards CLAY JENKINS: Trumpet GARY NOVAK: Drums
8. NIGERIAN DREAM
(Larry Steen and Brad Rabuchin) 4:49
LARRY STEEN: Fretless Bass KATISSE BUCKINGHAM: Flute JUSTIN REINHARDT: Piano and Keyboards JOEL ALPES: Drums MARK CONVERSE: Drums CASSIO DUARTE: Percussion
9. IL BACIO (The Kiss)
(Larry Steen) 6:29
LARRY STEEN: Fretless Bass JEFF BEAL: Flugelhorn DOUG WEBB: Tenor Sax OTMARO RUIZ: Piano and Keyboards DAVE HART: Guitar DAVE WECKL: Drums KEVIN RICARD: Percussion
10. MAYBE WE SHOULD...
(Larry Steen) 4:43
LARRY STEEN: Electric Bass BILL CUNLIFFE: Keyboards BRIAN MONRONI: Guitar MARK CONVERSE: Drums CASSIO DUARTE: Percussion ERNIE WATTS: Soprano Sax
11. THE QUESTION OF FOREVER
(Larry Steen) 4:57
LARRY STEEN: Acoustic Bass MICHAEL MONSALVE: Acoustic Guitar JOHN DICKSON: Piano
First Move
Produced by Larry Steen
Executive Producer: Jimmy Haslip
Matu, Torino and Maybe We Should... recorded by Dennis Moody at Sonora Sound; additional recording by Irl Sandes at Rusk Sound Studios
Seven Come Five, Salif Meets Ralph, First Move, Il Bacio and The Question of Forever recorded by Irl Sanders at Rusk; Assistant Engineer Jill Tengan
Break The Ice
recorded and mixed by
Dave Hart and Larry Steen
at Studio Playa
Quiet Dignity
recorded by
Morrie Louden at MoSound
Nigerian Dream
recorded by
Ross Stein at Kingsound Studios;
Assistant Engineer: Rob Ruscoe
All tracks except Break The Ice, Quiet Dignity and The Question of Forever digitally edited by Rick Breen, assisted by Larry Steen and Dave Hart at One on One Recording Studios, Assistant Engineer: Dokk Knight
Quiet Dignity and The Question of Forever mixed by Rick Breen, assisted by Larry Steen at Track Record; Assistant Engineer: Mike Ainsworth
Premastering by Mark Griskey
Mastering by Kevin Gray at Futuredisc Systems
8-track transfer to ADAT of Quiet Dignity by Matt Gurman at Tall Hari Music
The vocal chanting on Salif Meets Ralph is from the out-of-print recording "Unesco Collection - An Anthology of African Music - The Music of the Ba-Benzele Pygmies". (Barenreiter-Musicaphon/BM 30 L 2303)
Sampling and digital manipulation of vocal chant on Salif Meets Ralph by Mark Ritter
Nigerian Dream used by permission of Verve/Forecast Records, a division of Polygram
Photography by Moses Sparks
Hair by Shannon Smith at Visions
Make-up by Sandy Williams
Graphic Design by Raymond Barrett, assisted by Larry Steen at Imagine Avenue Multimedia Studio
Manufactured by Brooks-Howard
All tracks published by
Neets Music ASCAP
© 1996 Larry Steen
All Rights Reserved
Thanks to: Jimmy Haslip, Dave Hart, Guy Eckstine and Verve/Forecast, Sue Winsberg, Chuck Wild, Sam Glaser, Rebecca Morris, John Dickson, David Entin, Jeffrey Roden and all of my friends and teachers for their indispensable advice and encouragement; Emel Gokcen, my loving piano teacher, for showing me the incredible richness and beauty of music; TimTanner, for turning me on to jazz at the tender age of eight with Mel Torme's Live at the Masonette; all of the musicians, artists and others involved in this project for their tireless hard work and their inspirational talents.
Special thanks to: Mom and Dad, as well as Eva, Sarah and Barrie, for their never-ending love, support and encouragement.
This recording is dedicated in loving memory to my grandmother, Mildred Aragon, and her passion for music.
Larry Steen uses GHS strings and SWR amplification.
Dave Weckl uses Yamaha drums, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks and Remo heads.
Otmaro Ruis uses the General Music S-3, the Technics WSA-1 and Bag End loudspeakers.
Earnie Watts appears
courtesy of JVC Music.
Jeff Beal appears
courtesy of Triloka Records.
Otmaro Ruis appears
courtesy of Midi Inc., Japan.
