| After Hours | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1961 and 1962 | |||
| Studio | Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 59 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Richard "Groove" Holmes chronology | ||||
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After Hours is an album led by organist Richard "Groove" Holmes recorded in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls it: "a strong sampling of the organist's talents on a variety of blues, bop standards, and obscure originals". [2]
All compositions by Richard Holmes except as indicated
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