When Summer Comes | ||||
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Released | 1993 [1] | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 47:00 | |||
Label | GRP Records | |||
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When Summer Comes is a studio album by jazz saxophonist George Howard, released in 1993 on GRP Records. [2] The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 32 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. [3]
When Summer Comes was executively produced by Larry Rosen and Dave Grusin. Artists such as George Duke, Everette Harp, Sonny Emory, Paul Jackson Jr. and Stanley Clarke appeared on the album. [2]
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "When Summer Comes" | George Howard, Vance Taylor | 04:36 |
2. | "Grazing in the Grass" | Harry Elston, Philemon Hou, Hugh Masekela | 04:45 |
3. | "Just for Tonight" | Ronnie Garrett, George Howard, Rex Rideout | 04:51 |
4. | "Hard Times" | George Howard, Vance Taylor | 05:07 |
5. | "Three Minute Warning" | Sonny Emory, Ronnie Garrett, George Howard, Vance Taylor | 04:11 |
6. | "Family" | Sekou Bunch, Ray Griffin | 05:01 |
7. | "Only Human" | Barry Eastman, Jeffrey Osborne | 04:53 |
8. | "When a Child Smiles" | George Howard, Vance Taylor | 03:51 |
9. | "Reach" | Ronnie Garrett, George Howard | 05:03 |
10. | "Out in the Cold" | Ronnie Garrett, Vance Taylor | 04:32 |
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