Zwar ist es immer ein risikoreiches Unterfangen Pop-Klassiker zu covern, aber STEP INSIDE LOVE (als Doppel-CD mit 25 Tracks veröffentlicht) schafft es mühelos zu überzeugen, liefert gelungene und heterogene Umsetzungen von Beatles-Klassikern. Neben ESC Künstlern wie LAURENCE ELDER, DEBBIE DEANE, MIKE MILLER, JOE DE RENZO, LIQUID BLUE and MICHAEL WOLFF sind hier auch einige Namen vertreten, bei denen man mit der Zunge schnalzt: Keyboarder / Pianist MITCHEL FORMAN, Kontrabassist JOHN FREMGEN (in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Gitarristen Mitch Watkins), das Duo JOEL FRAHM & BRAD MEHLDAU, Saxophon-Legende DAVID SANBORN, Akustik-Bassist MARC JOHNSON, Sänger IAN SHAW sowie viele neue Gesichter / Talente wie TRESA SAUER, SEAN WAYLAND, BEN DARWISH, JUDY WEXLER; 3& and ALEX DOMSCHOT. CD 1 beginnt mit einer groovig / souligen Version von "Here There & Everywhere", vom ehemaligen Mahavishnu und Wayne-Shorter-Tastenspieler Mitchel Forman. "Imagine" (2) von John Lennon ist zwar keine Beatles Nummer, aber passt wunderbar ins Konzept der Produktion.

Mitchel Forman: Piano, Keyb
Trey Henry: Bass
Ray Brinker: Drums
Munyungo Jackson: Percussion
Laurence Elder: Piano, Vocals
John Femgren: Bass
Mitch Watkins: Guitar
Jeff Plankenhorn: Dobro
John Mills: Soprano Sax
Jeff Helmer: Fender Rhodes
Red Young: Hammond B-3
Jeremy Brown: Drums
Debbie Deane: Piano, Vocals
Joel Frahm: Sax
Brad Mehldau: Piano
Lisa Lauren: Vocals
David Sanborn: Alto Sax
Fareed Haque: Guitar
Brian Wilkie: Steel Guitar
Mike Miller: Guitar, Keyboards, Loops
Mitchel Forman: Keyboards
Bruce Fowler: Trombone
Jimmy Johnson: Bass
Tom Brechtlein: Drums
Tresa Sauer: Vocals, Arr.
Clay Moore: Guitar
Gordon Johnson: Bass
Chris Lomheim: Piano
Michael Pilhofer: Drums
Tony Axtell: Percussion
Sean Wayland: Piano
Joe DeRenzo: Drums
Glen Berger: Tenor Sax
Tom Zink: Piano
Brian Hughes: Guitar
Kevin Axt: Bass
Richie Gajate-Garcia: Percussion
Pamela Hines: Piano
John Lockwood: Bass
Bob Guilotti: Drums
Vinnie Zummo: Guitar, all other Instruments
Janice Zummo: Slam Piano
Graham Maby: Vocals
Marshall Crenshaw: Back Up Vocals
Connie Evingson: Vocals
Mary Louise Knutson: Piano
Terry Burns: Bass
Marc Rio: Drums
Dave Singley: Guitar
Daryl Boudreaux: Percussion
Carles Benavent: Bass
Tino Di Geraldo: Drums
Jorge Prado: Sax
Iann Shaw: Vocals
Paul Stacey: Acoustic Guitar
Geoff Gascoyne: Bass
Marc Fletcher: Drums
Paul Clarvis: Percussion
Ben Darwish: Piano
Zach Wallmark: Bass
Drew Shoals: Drums
Claudia Salkovic: Vocals
Rüdiger Eisenhauer: Guitar
Bernd Meyer: Piano
Judith Schmid: Cello
Stefan Lang: Flugelhorn, Percussion
Wayne Brasel: Guitar
Uli Langthaler: Bass
Jeff Boudreaux: Drums
Kathleen Grace: Vocals
Tamir Hendelmann: Piano
Darek Oles: Bass
James Tate: Drums
Alex Domschot: Guitar
Marc Johnson: Bass
Vic Stevens: Drums
Judy Wexler: Vocals
Alan Pasqua: Piano
Darek Oles: Bass
Tim Pleasent: Drums
Bob Sheppard: Woodwinds
Steven Campos: Trumpet
Thomas Zink: Piano
Gannin Arnold: Guitar
Chris Wabich: Drums
Brian Bromberg: Bass
Missy Hassin: Cello
Gabe Witcher: Violin
Brian Gephart: Soprano Sax
Bob Long: Piano
Ken Haebich: Bass
Ernie Adams: Drums
Diane Delin: Violin
Scott Dowd: Viola
Sara Wollan: Cello
Michael Wolff: Piano
John B. Williams: Bass
Mike Clark: Drums
Brad Dutz: Percussion
Badal Roy: TablasZur Kurzzusammenfassung