My grandfather was a self taught pianist and learned to play this song by ear. As a little girl I would ask to hear him play this over and over again. I love this song and always will. I appreciate Erskine Hawkins for making it and my grandfather for introducing me to beautiful music and I thank you for posting it all i could remember was the name of song and have been looking for it since the day my grandfather died may he rest in peace.
Best piano blues classic of all times!
Outstanding performances of this piece have to include Ray Bryant (Solo in Montreux and on Dizzy Gillespie Sonny Side Up record) and Phineas Newborn on Roy Haynes Trio album "We Three".Anybody who likes piano blues should listen to these classics.
Received this as a gift from first boyfriend. He didn't last but I wore the vinyl down to the nubs. It's still my very favorite recording of all time...
This was my mom's favorite tune to play. She was also a great Boogie Woogie player, who never had a piano lesson. Stopping through Paris one time, I walked into a small cafe, on the left bank, with a old, white haired, black American --playing the piano. He had a tip jar on top of his piano. I put some money in it and asked him to play "After Hours". He looked up at me with a surprized look on his face. Smiling he nodded yes. Later he joined me at the bar and expressed his surprize at my requesting this tune, and that he enjoyed playing it for me. We spent some time together talking about music. Sometime music becomes another type of passport.
Loved the Coachman! After spending the Saturday night playing blues guitar in my buddy's basement with his older friends who all knew all those old blues men like Lil' Sonny, and Johnny Lee Hooker. I'd come home and turn on the radio and listen to him finish out his show. I'd go to sleep with his raspy voice talkin' that talk! Miss those days terribly!
