After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!!

After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! is the debut album of Freda Payne, released in 1964. Duke Ellington's "Blue Piano" makes its first album appearance, while the majority of the songs on this album are cover songs and jazz standards. The six songs on the first side of the album were recorded on September 17 and 18 of 1963, while the second side was recorded on September 19 of that year (Payne's twenty-first birthday). This album was reissued on CD in Japan in January 2002 and then on September 13, 2005 in the United States.

Personnel

 * Freda Payne – vocals
 * Manny Albam – arranger and conductor

Additional musicians

 * Side 1
 * Trumpets – Nick Travis, Ernie Royal, Al De Risi, Jimmy Nottingham
 * Trombones – Alan Raph, Quentin Jackson, Bob Brookmeyer
 * Alto saxophone – Phil Woods
 * Tenor saxophones – Zoot Sims, Seldon Powell
 * Baritone saxophone – Sol Schlinger
 * Piano – Hank Jones
 * Bass – Art Davis
 * Drums – Gus Johnson, Jr.


 * Side 2
 * Alto saxophone – Phil Woods
 * Drums – Walter Perkins
 * Piano – Hank Jones
 * Bass – Art Davis
 * Guitar – Jim Hall

Technical personnel

 * Producer – Bob Thiele
 * Engineer – Bob Simpson
 * Cover and liner photos – Joe Alper
 * Liner design – Joe Lebow