After Hours was written by Erskine Hawkins and Avery Parrish and played by the Erskine Hawkins big band. Recorded in 1940, it was first released in 1946 as a single on 78 RPM (flip side: Hawk's Boogie). Later combined with Tuxedo Junction, Tippin In and a number of other blues / jazz releases on an album called "After Hours" and was the number two track on the album following Tuxedo Junction. It has been acclamed as one of the top jazz piano and bass duets ever played.

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