Late Night Guitar

Late Night Guitar
Studio album by Earl Klugh
Released	1980 (1980)
Recorded	1979–1980
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	35:06
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Earl Klugh, Roland Wilson
Earl Klugh chronology
Dream Come True (1980) Late Night Guitar (1980) Crazy for You (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard Magazine	[2]

Late Night Guitar is an album by jazz guitarist Earl Klugh that was released in 1980. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 24th Grammy Awards in 1982. ^{[3] [4] [5]} In this release, Klugh is joined by strings and horns in an orchestra arranged and conducted by David Matthews. ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"	Jerome Kern Otto Harbach	1:56
2.	"Nice to Be Around (Nice to Have Around)"	Paul Williams John Williams	2:58
3.	"Like a Lover"	Dorival Caymmi Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman Nelson Motta	2:40
4.	"Laura"	Johnny Mercer David Raksin	1:42
5.	"Jamaica Farewell"	Irving Burgie	3:22
6.	"Tenderly"	Walter Gross Jack Lawrence	1:50
7.	"Mona Lisa"	Ray Evans Jay Livingston	2:53
8.	"Triste"	Antônio Carlos Jobim	2:03
9.	"Two for the Road"	Henry Mancini Leslie Bricusse	4:20
10.	"Mirabella"	Earl Klugh	2:42
11.	"Lisbon Antigua"	Raul Portela José Galhardo Amadeu Do Vale	2:02
12.	"A Time for Love"	Johnny Mandel Paul Francis Webster	2:47
13.	"I'll Never Say Goodbye"	Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman David Shire	3:51
Total length:			35:06

Charts

Album – Billboard ^[6]

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Top Contemporary Jazz	4
1981	Jazz Albums	40
1981	The Billboard 200	98

References

1. Yanow, Scott. Late Night Guitar at AllMusic
2. Billboard Magazine review, November 29, 1980.
3. "Lennon gets 5 Grammy nominations". The Daily Reporter, Iowa. Spencer, Iowa, USA. January 13, 1982. p. 12. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
4. "Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie Top Contenders for Grammies". Times Daily . Florence, Alabama, USA. February 24, 1982. p. 10. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
5. "Grammy Awards – John Lennon, Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie lead nominees". Ellensburg Daily Record . Ellensburg, Washington, USA. February 24, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
6. "Earl Klugh - Chart History". Billboard.com. Billboard. January 16, 1981. Retrieved December 19, 2019.