After Hours (Jay McShann album) explained

After Hours
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jay McShann
Cover:	After Hours (Jay McShann album).jpg
Released:	1982
Recorded:	April 12, 1977
Studio:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:03
Label:	Storyville SLP 4024
Producer:	Walther Klæbel
Chronology:	Jay McShann
Prev Title:	Kansas City On My Mind
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	The Last of the Blue Devils
Next Year:	1978

After Hours is an album by jazz pianist Jay McShann, recorded in 1977 but not released by the Storyville label until 1982.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow noted: "Other than the opening 'Doo-Wah-Doo' and the closing 'Cherry Red', both of which include guitarist Thomas Muller, bassist Ole Skipper Mosgard and drummer Thorkild Moller, this is a set of unaccompanied piano and vocals by the great veteran Jay McShann. The music is typical for McShann, with veteran blues (such as 'After Hours' and 'How Long Blues'), the standard 'Ace in the Hole', and some swinging boogie-based originals".

Track listing

All compositions by Jay McShann except where noted

1. "Doo-Wah-Doo" – 3:44
2. "After Hours" (Avery Parrish) – 4:52
3. "How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 3:32
4. "The Man from Muskogee" – 3:45
5. "Yardbird Waltz" – 3:16
6. "Kansas City Blues" (Little Willie Littlefield) – 3:48
7. "The Staggers" – 3:08
8. "Ace in the Hole" (James Dempsey, George Mitchell) – 3:32
9. "Vognporten Boogie" – 4:02
10. "Cherry Red" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 3:24

Personnel

• Jay McShann – piano, vocals
• Ole Skipper Mosgård – bass (tracks 1 & 10)
• Thomas Puggaard-Müller – electric guitar (tracks 1 & 10)
• Thorkild Møller – drums (tracks 1 & 10)

Notes and References

1. https://www.storyvillerecords.com/products/after-hours-stcd8279 Storyville Records: album details