After Hours (Hank Crawford album) explained

After Hours
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Hank Crawford
Cover:	After Hours (Hank Crawford album).jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	October 17 and November 17, 1965 and January 7 & 19, 1966 NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	32:46
Label:	Atlantic SD 1455
Producer:	Nesuhi Ertegun and Arif Mardin
Chronology:	Hank Crawford
Prev Title:	Dig These Blues
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Mr. Blues
Next Year:	1967

After Hours is the seventh album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford featuring performances recorded in 1964 and 1965 for the Atlantic label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars with reviewer Scott Yanow calling it "A fine soulful crossover set that is quite accessible and melodic."

Track listing

1. "After Hours" (Avery Parrish) - 5:31
2. "Junction" (Benny Golson) - 3:58
3. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 4:41
4. "Next Time You See Me' (Ben Tucker) - 2:53
5. "Soul Shoutin'" (Stanley Turrentine) - 2:50
6. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 4:30
7. "When Did You Leave Heaven?" (Richard A. Whiting, Walter Bullock) - 4:22
8. "The Back Slider" (Hank Crawford) - 4:22

Personnel

• Hank Crawford - alto saxophone, piano
• Fielder Floyd, John Hunt - trumpet (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8)
• Wendell Harrison - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8)
• Howard Johnson (tracks 1-5 & 8), Alonzo Shaw (track 7) - baritone saxophone
  • Sonny Forriest (tracks 2, 3 7 5), Willie Jones (tracks 1, 4 & 8) - guitar Charles Dungey (tracks 3 & 5), Charles Green (tracks 6 & 7), Charles Lindsay (track 2), Ali Mohammed (tracks 1, 4 & 8) - bass
• Joe Dukes (tracks 1, 3-5 & 8), Wilbert Hogan (track 2), Milt Turner (tracks 6 & 7) - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1455 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series
2. http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/H/HankCrawford/index.html Hank Crawford discography