Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall | |
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Live album by Clint Eastwood and The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band | |
Released | April 29, 1997 |
Recorded | October 17, 1996 |
Venue | Carnegie Hall |
Genre | Jazz |
Length | 60:14 |
Label | Warner Bros. |
Producer | Phil Ramone, Clint Eastwood, Bruce Ricker |
Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall is a two-disc live album by American actor Clint Eastwood and various jazz musicians. Released on April 29, 1997, by Warner Bros. Records, it compiles material from Eastwood's film scores—including Play Misty for Me (1971), Honkytonk Man (1982), Bird (1988), Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988), and White Hunter Black Heart (1990)—performed by some of the most reputable practitioners of jazz. Issued five months after the concert, Eastwood After Hours coincided with celebrations for Eastwood's contributions to jazz, and was overseen by producer Bruce Ricker.
Well received upon release, Eastwood After Hours is recognized by music critics as a successful representation of Eastwood's cultural legacy. An accompanying foreword by Eastwood, rare archival photographs, film clips, and commentary documenting Eastwood's film career are featured on the two-disc set.