Various Artists - Playboy Jazz After Dark

Playboy Jazz After Dark features soft, "afterglow"-style jazz perfect for setting the, er, mood...ahem. Featured throughout this two-disc set are classic recordings from such jazz luminaries as Billie Holiday, Stan Getz, and Thelonious Monk. However, kudos should go to the people at Playboy for -- among many other things -- featuring lesser-known tracks from the past as well as the present, including Karrin Allyson's smoky take on "How Long Has This Been Going On?" as well as Carmen McRae's idyllic "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You." This is the rare example of a jazz collection that appeals to devoted collectors and recent converts alike. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Schmitt Mixing, Associate Producer Alan Broadbent Conductor, Arranger, Piano Alan Dawson Drums Alan Varner Engineer, Mixing Allen Farnham Music Direction, Associate Producer, Assistant, Piano, Arranger Allen Sides Mixing Arne Frager Mixing Ben Wolfe Bass Bill Evans Piano Bill McGlaughlin Associate Producer Bill Stewart Drums Billie Holiday Vocals Billy Hart Drums Billy Kinsley Mixing Bob Efford Sax (Baritone) Bob Enevoldsen Trombone (Valve) Bob Maize Bass Bob Weinstock Producer Britt Woodman Trombone Carl Jefferson Associate Producer, Producer, Assistant Producer Carmen McRae Vocals Carol Sloane Vocals Cat Anderson Trumpet Charles Paakkari Mixing Charlie Byrd Guitar (Acoustic) Chuck Berghofer Bass Chuck Redd Drums Clark Terry Trumpet Clyde Lucas Drums Colin Bailey Drums Curtis Stigers Vocals, Associate Producer Danny Embrey Guitar Dennis Irwin Bass Dennis Rowland Arranger Dennis Sands Mixing Diana Krall Piano, Vocals Don Murray Engineer Duke Ellington Piano Ed Trabanco Engineer Eddie Heywood Piano Elizabeth Bell Assistant Producer Ella Fitzgerald Vocals Ernestine Anderson Vocals Ernie Powell Sax (Alto) Frank Wess Sax (Tenor) Gene Harris Piano George Shearing Piano Glen Barros Executive Producer Grachan Moncur III Bass Gregg Field Drums, Percussion, Associate Producer, Mixing Harry Carney Sax (Baritone) Helen Keane Associate Producer Hendrik Meurkens Harmonica Herbert Cowans Drums Howard Alden Guitar Ian Terry Mixing Irving Townsend Producer Jack Higgins Mixing Jack Sheldon Trumpet Jeff Hamilton Drums Jim McNeely Piano Jim Self Tuba Jim West Associate Producer Jimmy Hamilton Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Jimmy Woode Bass Joe Pass Guitar John Burk Executive Producer, Associate Producer, Producer John Coltrane Sax (Tenor) John Lockwood Bass John Sanders Trombone (Bass) Johnny Hodges Sax (Alto) Karrin Allyson Associate Producer, Vocals Ken Peplowski Sax (Tenor) Kenny Burrell Guitar Larry Goldings Piano Lester Boone Sax (Alto) Lewis Nash Drums Lou McCreary Trombone Luther Hughes Bass Marc Johnson Bass Marty Paich Associate Producer, Conductor, Arranger Mary Stallings Vocals Mel Tormé Associate Producer, Vocals Michael Moore Bass Mike Lang Piano, Soloist Miles Davis Trumpet Monty Alexander Piano Mulgrew Miller Piano Neil Swainson Bass Nick Phillips Assistant Producer, Producer Norman Granz Associate Producer Orrin Keepnews Producer Patrick Williams Associate Producer, Conductor, Arranger Patti Austin Vocals Paul Chapman Guitar Paul Gonsalves Trombone (Tenor) Paul Humphrey & the Cool Aid Chemists Drums Paul Meyers Guitar (Acoustic) Paul Motian Drums Pete Jolly Piano Peter Washington Bass Phil Edwards Mixing Philly Joe Jones Drums Quentin Jackson Trombone Ray Blair Mixing Ray Nance Trumpet Red Garland Piano Ron Anthony Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger Ron Eschete Guitar Roy Eldridge Trumpet Roy McCurdy Drums Rudy Van Gelder Mixing Russell Procope Clarinet, Sax (Alto) Sam Woodyard Drums Scott Hamilton Sax (Tenor) Scott LaFaro Bass Seth Presant Mastering, Mixing, Engineer Stefan Scaggiari Piano Steve Getz Producer Susannah McCorkle Vocals Thelonious Monk Piano Thiago de Mello Percussion Tony Bennett Vocals Troy Davis Drums Valerie Whitesell Production Coordination Vanderlei Pereira Drums Warren Luening Trumpet WDR Big Band ? Willie Cook Trumpet Wolfgang Hirschmann Associate Producer, Engineer Zan Stewart Liner Notes