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After Hours is a 1961 studio album by American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan.[2]

After Hours
Studio album by Sarah Vaughan
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
Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan (1961) After Hours (1961) You're Mine You (1961)

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

Professional ratings

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

1. "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:46
2. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 2:26
3. "Wonder Why" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 4:21
4. "You'd Be So Easy to Love" (Porter) – 2:12
5. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 3:52
6. "Great Day" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 2:18
7. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:13
8. "If Love Is Good to Me" (Redd Evans, Fred Spielman) – 2:12
9. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Mills) – 4:06
10. "Vanity" (Bernard Bierman, Jack Manus, Guy Wood) – 4:19
11. "Through the Years" (Edward Heyman, Youmans) – 3:09

Personnel

• Sarah Vaughan – vocal
• Mundell Lowe – guitar
• George Duvivier – double bass

References

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