When Summer Comes

When Summer Comes
When Summer Comes
Studio album by George Howard
Released	1993
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:00
Label	GRP Records
Producers	Keith Lewis; George Howard;
George Howard chronology

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

AllMusic gave the album a 2 out of 5 star rating.^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Coordinator [Production Coordination] – Marc Engel
Engineer – Devon Black (2) (tracks: 2)
Engineer [Assistant At Devonshire] – Jeff Graham, Rick Novak
Engineer [Assistant At Sand Castle] – Alex Sok, Tim Nitz
Engineer [Assistant At The Chapel Studio] – Andy Warwick
Engineer [Assistant At Tree Sound] – J. Paul Diaz
Engineer [Tracking & Overdubs] – Bobby Brooks
Engineer [Tracking At Tree Sound, Atlanta] – Malcolm Weldon
Executive-Producer – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Mixed By – Bobby Brooks, George Howard
Post Production [Post-Production By] – Adam Zelinka, Joseph Doughney, Michael Landy
Producer – George Howard (tracks: 1, 3–5, 7–10), Keith Lewis (tracks: 2), Rayford Griffin (tracks: 6)
Producer [Assistant] – Sam Sims (tracks: 7, 8), Vance Taylor
Programmed By [Keyboard Programming], Sound Designer – Michael McKnight
Soprano Saxophone – George Howard^[2]