Next Album

Next Album
Next Album
Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released	November 1972
Recorded	July 14 & 27, 1972
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:04
Label	Milestone
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Sonny Rollins chronology

Next Album is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his first to be released on the Milestone label, featuring performances by Rollins with George Cables, Jack DeJohnette, Bob Cranshaw and Arthur Jenkins.^[2] The cover photography was credited to Chuck Stewart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Sonny Rollins first album after ending his six-year retirement is a particularly strong effort. The highpoint is a ten-minute version of 'Skylark' that has a long unaccompanied section by the great tenor."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated

"Playin' in the Yard" – 10:25
"Poinciana" (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) – 9:58
"The Everywhere Calypso" – 7:54
"Keep Hold of Yourself" – 4:30
"Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 10:17

Recorded at Mercury Sound Studios, NYC, July 14 (tracks 1 and 3) and 27 (tracks 2 and 4–6), 1972

Personnel

Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone (track 2)
George Cables – electric piano (tracks 1 and 2), piano
Bob Cranshaw – bass, electric bass (track 1)
David Lee – drums
Jack DeJohnette – drums (tracks 1 and 4)
Arthur Jenkins – congas, percussion (tracks 1 and 3)

References

^ "Billboard". November 11, 1972.
^ Sonny Rollins discography accessed 30 September 2009
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. "Next Album > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 171. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1234. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] "Billboard". November 11, 1972.

[Rollins_disco-2] Sonny Rollins discography accessed 30 September 2009

[AM-3] Yanow, Scott. "Next Album > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 171. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1234. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Discography
Studio albums	Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet Moving Out Work Time Sonny Rollins Plus 4 Tenor Madness Saxophone Colossus Rollins Plays for Bird Tour de Force Sonny Boy Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1 Way Out West Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 The Sound of Sonny Freedom Suite Newk's Time Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders The Bridge What's New? Our Man in Jazz Sonny Meets Hawk! Now's the Time The Standard Sonny Rollins Sonny Rollins on Impulse! Alfie East Broadway Run Down Next Album Horn Culture Nucleus The Way I Feel Easy Living Don't Ask Love at First Sight No Problem Reel Life Sunny Days, Starry Nights The Solo Album Dancing in the Dark Falling in Love with Jazz Here's to the People Old Flames Sonny Rollins + 3 Global Warming This Is What I Do Sonny, Please
Live albums	A Night at the "Village Vanguard" There Will Never Be Another You The Cutting Edge Don't Stop the Carnival G-Man Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert Road Shows, Vol. 1
Other albums	Sonny Side Up