After Hours (Jay McShann album)

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

After Hours
Studio album by Jay McShann
Released	1982
Recorded	April 12, 1977
Studio	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:03
Label	Storyville SLP 4024
Producer	Walther Klæbel
Jay McShann chronology
Kansas City On My Mind (1977) After Hours (1982) The Last of the Blue Devils (1978)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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".^[2]

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)