Late Night Guitar

Late Night Guitar
Studio album by
Earl Klugh
Released1980 (1980)
Recorded1979–1980
Studios
GenreSmooth jazz
Length35:06
LabelBlue Note
Producers
Earl Klugh chronology
Dream Come True
(1980)		 Late Night Guitar
(1980)		 Crazy for You
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar [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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
1:56
2."Nice to Be Around (Nice to Have Around)"
2:58
3."Like a Lover"
2:40
4."Laura"
1:42
5."Jamaica Farewell"Irving Burgie3:22
6."Tenderly"
1:50
7."Mona Lisa"
2:53
8."Triste"Antônio Carlos Jobim2:03
9."Two for the Road"
4:20
10."Mirabella"Earl Klugh2:42
11."Lisbon Antigua"
  • Raul Portela
  • José Galhardo
  • Amadeu Do Vale
2:02
12."A Time for Love"
2:47
13."I'll Never Say Goodbye"
3:51
Total length:35:06

Personnel

String section (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 9, 11 & 13)

  • David Matthews – arrangements and conductor
  • Gino Biando, Jay Elfenbein, Jack Kulowitch and Lewis Paer – acoustic bass
  • Jonathan Abramowitz, Beverly Lauridsen, Jesse Levy and Charles McCracken – cello
  • Gloria Agostini – harp
  • Lamar Alsop, Theodore Israel, Richard Maximoff, Emanuel Vardi and Lenore Weinstock – viola
  • Sanford Allen, Harry Cykman, Barry Finclair, Diana Halprin, Regis Iandiorio, Leo Kahn, Charles Libove, Guy Lumia, Marvin Morgenstern, David Nadien, John Pintavalle and Richard Sortomme – violin

Production

  • Earl Klugh – producer
  • Roland Wilson – co-producer
  • Dave Palmer – recording engineer
  • Frank Caico – string recording
  • Joel Cohn – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
  • John Kosh – art direction, design
  • Aaron Rapoport – photography

Charts

Album – Billboard[6]
Year Chart Position
1981 Top Contemporary Jazz 4
1981 Jazz Albums 40
1981 The Billboard 200 98

References

  1. 1 2 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.


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