Next Album

Next Album
Studio album by
Sonny Rollins
ReleasedNovember 1972 (1972-11)
RecordedJuly 14, 27, 1972
StudiosMercury Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length43:04
LabelMilestone
Producer
Sonny Rollins chronology
East Broadway Run Down
(1966)		 Next Album
(1972)		 Horn Culture
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
DownBeatStarStarStarStarStar
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStarStar
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar

Next Album is a 1972 studio album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his first to be released on the Milestone label. It features performances by Rollins with George Cables, Jack DeJohnette, Bob Cranshaw, and Arthur Jenkins. The cover photography was credited to Chuck Stewart.

Reception

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."

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

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

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Next Album". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Next Album". DownBeat. Vol. 39, no. 18. November 9, 1972.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 171. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1234. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ↑ "Sonny Rollins discography". JazzDisco.org. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Next Album > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2026.