After Hours is a studio album by American keyboardist George Duke released in 1998 on Warner Bros Records. The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Overview After Hours was produced by George Duke. Artists such as Christian McBride, Paul Jackson Jr., and Lenny Castro appear on the album.
Critical reception
Johnathan Widran of AllMusic wrote, "After years of producing albums which were more pop/funk than jazz oriented, George Duke simmers down, leaves off the R&B vocals, and takes a little creative license on the self-proclaimed 'mood record' After Hours."
After Hours was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Performance.
Track listing
Personnel George Duke – acoustic piano (1–3, 6, 8–11), Rhodes electric piano (1–4, 7, 10), synthesizers (1–4, 7, 10), Wurlitzer 140b (5), E4 strings (8) Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar (1, 5), acoustic guitar (3, 4) Ray Fuller – electric guitar (5, 7, 10) Christian McBride – acoustic bass (1, 6, 9) Larry Kimpel – fretless bass (2, 4), electric bass (3) Byron Miller – electric bass (5, 7, 10) Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (1–7, 9, 10) Lenny Castro – percussion (1–4, 7, 10) Sheridon Stokes – bass flute (4)
Production George Duke – producer Erik Zobler – recording, mixing Wayne Holmes – assistant engineer Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) Corine Duke – production coordinator Stephen Walker – art direction Mark Holley – design Bobby Holland – photography Herb Cohen – management
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