Next Exit (album)

Next Exit is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr.[4] The album was released in 1992 on Columbia Records label. Next Exit includes composition "Summer Chill" which was co-written by his son and nominated for a Grammy.[5]

Next Exit
Studio album by
Grover Washington Jr.
Released1992
StudioVarious
GenreJazz, R&B
Length50:54
LabelColumbia C 469088 1
ProducerGrover Washington Jr., Bob Baldwin, Sergio George, Donald Robinson
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
Time Out of Mind
(1989)		 Next Exit
(1992)		 All My Tomorrows
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
All About Jazz[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[3]

Reception

Steve Aldrich of AllMusic commented "The man who wrote the book on R&B/fusion returns with yet another set of what he does best. Washington's sax shares time with vocal tracks featuring the likes of Nancy Wilson, Lalah Hathaway, and the Four Tops. A solid, if predictible outing".[1] A reviewer of All About Jazz stated "Any Grover excursion is worth listening to and Next Exit is one of Grover's finer outings... There are so many wonderful tracks on this album that it is an essential addition to your own collection of you don't have it already. Fusion Jazz at its very finest and highly recommended by this veteran of the airwaves".[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Five (Take Another Five)"Paul Desmond5:00
2."Your Love"Randall Bowland, D. Richard Lewis, Donald Robinson4:58
3."Only for You (Siempre Para Ti)"Grover Washington, Jr., Richard Lee Steacker5:14
4."Greene Street"Joe McBride4:49
5."Next Exit"Grover Washington, Jr.5:08
6."I Miss Home"Bill Jolly3:54
7."Love Like This"Terry Cox4:50
8."Summer Chill"Grover Washington III, Grover Washington, Jr.4:37
9."Till You Return to Me"Bob Baldwin, Porter Carroll III3:59
10."Get on Up"John Bolden, Teddy Bolden4:15
11."Check Out Grover"Richard Lee Steacker4:10
Total length:50:54

Personnel
  • Grover Washington Jr. – saxophones
  • Gerald Veasley – bass
  • Ruben Rodriguez – bass
  • Ramsey Lewis – piano
  • James McBride – piano;
  • Richard Lee Steacker – guitar
  • Doc Powell – guitar
  • Nancy Wilson – vocals
  • Levy Stubbs – vocals

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Billboard Pop Albums[6] 149
US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums[7] 1
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References
  1. Aldrich, Steve. "Grover Washington, Jr.: Next Exit". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. "Grover Washington, Jr.: Next Exit". All About Jazz. August 1, 1997. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Grover Washington Jr.
  4. "Next exit". Discogs. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. Atkins, Ronald (21 December 1999). "Grover Washington Jr". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. "Next Exit". Billboard. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  7. "Top Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard: 35. 20 June 1992. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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