After the Morning (1992 John Hicks album)

After the Morning
Live album by
Released1997
RecordedJuly 8, 1992
VenueMontreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal, Canada
GenreJazz
Length71:34
LabelDominic Sciscente Music
John Hicks chronology
Single Petal of a Rose
(1992)
After the Morning
(1992)
The Missouri Connection
(1992)

After the Morning is a solo piano album by John Hicks. It was recorded in concert at the 1992 Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Recording and Music

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This solo piano album by John Hicks was recorded in concert at the Montreal International Jazz Festival on July 8, 1992.[1]

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

After the Morning was released by the Canadian label Dominic Sciscente Music.[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz identified the shorter pieces as highlights – "often little more than a theme statement and a brief, cadenza-like solo."[2][note 1] The reviewers described the piano sound as "respectable for the time, but a bit cavernous."[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Hicks except where noted

  1. "That Ole Devil Called Love" (Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher) – 4:41
  2. "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing/Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 10:02
  3. "Mt. Royal Blues" – 4:52
  4. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:13
  5. "Monk's Mood/Reflections/Ruby, My Dear" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:54
  6. "After the Morning" – 6:19
  7. "Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Norman Gimbel) – 7:25
  8. "Oblivion" (Bud Powell) – 3:45
  9. "Moment to Moment/Never Let Me Go" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer/Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 6:53
  10. "Some Other Spring/Some Other Time" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings/Hicks) – 5:17
  11. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) – 3:03
  12. "Midwest Blues (Blues on the River)" – 4:10

Personnel

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Notes

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  1. ^ This source reviews the album under a heading that gives the recording and release information of a 1979 album with the same title, but the review is largely of the 1992 recording.

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Hicks Catalog". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (7th ed.). Penguin. p. 773.