After the Morning (1992 John Hicks album)


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

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

Release and reception

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

Track listing

All compositions by John Hicks except where noted
  1. "That Ole Devil Called Love" – 4:41
  2. "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing/Chelsea Bridge" – 10:02
  3. "Mt. Royal Blues" – 4:52
  4. "Embraceable You" – 6:13
  5. "Monk's Mood/Reflections/Ruby, My Dear" – 8:54
  6. "After the Morning" – 6:19
  7. "Meditation" – 7:25
  8. "Oblivion" – 3:45
  9. "Moment to Moment/Never Let Me Go" – 6:53
  10. "Some Other Spring/Some Other Time" – 5:17
  11. "Moment's Notice" – 3:03
  12. "Midwest Blues " – 4:10

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