Lonnie Johnson, a talented vocalist and guitarist who chose to spend much of his life playing blues (although in the 1920s he recorded with some of the top jazz stars), recorded his fifth effort for Prestige/Bluesville -- a solo set. "Blues After Hours" is an instrumental that shows off his jazz roots and many of the 11 songs (all of which are Johnson originals) have spots for his guitar. Since there are only about 34 minutes on this set, and none of the individual songs even reach four minutes, this is not one of the more essential Johnson releases to own, but it does have its strong moments. ~ Scott Yanow|

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