| After Hours | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1, 1961[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 18, 1961, RKO-Pathe Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 35:22 | |||
| Label | Roulette | |||
| Producer | Michael Cuscuna, Teddy Reig | |||
| Sarah Vaughan chronology | ||||
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After Hours is a 1961 studio album by American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan.[2]
This was Vaughan's first album with just guitar and double bass accompaniment, it was followed by 1963's Sarah + 2 in a similar vein.
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded After Hours three stars and said that "the emphasis throughout is exclusively on Sassy's magnificent voice. The program mostly sticks to ballads, with a couple of exceptions...and is a quiet and intimate affair, with Vaughan more subtle than she sometimes was. Despite a lightweight version of "My Favorite Things" that will not remind listeners of John Coltrane, this is an excellent if brief set (34-and-a-half minutes) with some fine jazz singing".[2] Awarding it a maximum four-star rating, The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings says that the album, while relatively obscure, is one of Vaughan’s best records.[4]
Track listing[edit]
- "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:46
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 2:26
- "Wonder Why" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 4:21
- "You'd Be So Easy to Love" (Porter) – 2:12
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 3:52
- "Great Day" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 2:18
- "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:13
- "If Love Is Good to Me" (Redd Evans, Fred Spielman) – 2:12
- "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Mills) – 4:06
- "Vanity" (Bernard Bierman, Jack Manus, Guy Wood) – 4:19
- "Through the Years" (Edward Heyman, Youmans) – 3:09
Personnel[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November 6, 2019
- ^ a b c Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 199. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1444. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
