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.
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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]