What is "after hours"

Hour \Hour\, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. ?, orig., a definite space of time, fixed by natural laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.]

1. The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.

2. The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet?

3. Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour.

   Woman, . . . mine hour is not yet come.
   --John ii.

4. This is your hour, and the power of darkness.
   --Luke xxii. 53.

   4. pl. (R. C. Ch.) Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers.

5. A measure of distance traveled. Vilvoorden, three hours from Brussels. --J. P. Peters. After hours, after the time appointed for one's regular labor. Canonical hours. See under Canonical. Hour angle (Astron.), the angle between the hour circle passing through a given body, and the meridian of a place. Hour circle. (Astron.)

   1. Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles of the equator; esp., one of the circles drawn on an artificial globe through the poles, and dividing the equator into spaces of 15[deg], or one hour, each.

   2. A circle upon an equatorial telescope lying parallel to the plane of the earth's equator, and graduated in hours and subdivisions of hours of right ascension.

   3. A small brass circle attached to the north pole of an artificial globe, and divided into twenty-four parts or hours. It is used to mark differences of time in working problems on the globe. Hour hand, the hand or index which shows the hour on a timepiece. Hour line.

      1. (Astron.) A line indicating the hour.

      2. (Dialing) A line on which the shadow falls at a given hour; the intersection of an hour circle which the face of the dial.

         Hour plate, the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are marked; the dial.
         --Locke.

         Sidereal hour, the twenty-fourth part of a sidereal day.

         Solar hour, the twenty-fourth part of a solar day.

         The small hours, the early hours of the morning, as one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.

         To keep good hours, to be regular in going to bed early.

alt. During the period after the legal hours of operation. prep.phr. During the period after the legal hours of operation.

adv. not during regular hours; "he oftern worked after hours"

After Hours may refer to:

After Hours is a 1985 American black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Joseph Minion, and starring Griffin Dunne with an ensemble cast. The film follows Paul Hackett, portrayed by Dunne, as he experiences a series of misadventures while making his way home from New York City's SoHo district during the night.

Warner Home Video released the film on VHS in 1991 for both widescreen and pan-and-scan NTSC laserdiscs. It has also been released on DVD.

After Hours is an album by Northern Irish blues-rock guitarist and singer Gary Moore, released in 1992.

After Hours was a jazz-oriented program that aired from Monday to Friday from 10:05 p.m.-12 midnight on CBC Radio 2. The show was hosted by Andy Sheppard and originated from CBC Radio 2's Winnipeg studio at CBW-FM.

After Hours debuted on what was then CBC Stereo in 1993, with Ross Porter as the original host (1993 to 2003) and co-creator of the show. Throughout its run, the show had played a wide variety of songs from jazz performers from Canada, the United States and around the world, ranging from the legends of jazz (including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Horace Silver and Canada's own Oscar Peterson and Tommy Banks) to modern stars (like Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Pat Metheny and Canadian stars Diana Krall and Ingrid Jensen).

The final episode of After Hours aired on March 16, 2007, with Andy Sheppard and various guests reminiscing about the show's history in between selections of favorite songs, ending with sound clips of a number of popular jazz stars identifying the program over the Duke Ellington/ Billy Strayhorn song " Chelsea Bridge", which was once a closing theme for the program.

Beginning on March 19, After Hours was replaced by Tonic, a two-hour block of light jazz programming hosted by Katie Malloch (Monday to Friday) and Tim Tamashiro (Saturday and Sunday) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (since moved to 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.) local time, as Radio 2 began a formatting change intended by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to increase the amount of jazz, contemporary popular music and indie rock, as well as boost the amount of Canadian content, in Radio 2's schedule.

"After Hours" is an episode from the dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired November 9, 2006. In the United States, Canada and Australia, it is the seventh episode but it's the eighth overall and was written by Dailyn Rodriguez and directed by Jim Hayman.

After Hours is a 1996 studio album for Novus Records by jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and his trio. Most of the album consists of old standards, and features guests like Randy Sandke and Harry Allen.

After Hours is the second solo album released by singer and producer Linda Perry, released in 1999.

"After Hours" is a 1969 song written by Lou Reed and originally performed by The Velvet Underground. It is the tenth and final track on their self-titled album. It is one of few songs with lead vocals by drummer Maureen Tucker, as Lou Reed stated the song was "so innocent and pure" that he could not possibly sing it himself. Tucker's vocals are accompanied by acoustic and bass guitar. The style of the lyrics and the music is somewhat reminiscent of Tin Pan Alley songs of the 1930s.

The song was re-recorded by Maureen Tucker with instrumentation by The Changelings in 2002. It was released on the single " I'm Sticking with You / After Hours".

After Hours is a Singaporean drama produced by local TV station MediaCorp. It was broadcast on Mondays at 11:00pm.

Screen couple Utt and Linda Liao reprise their roles as Gabriel and Ellie in Chase to reunite on the small screen for After Hours. Joined by Joanne Peh and Max Loong as April and Danny, the four are best friends who tackle love, friendships and relationships in every direction in After Hours. The show picks up six months after Chase ends, where Gabriel and Ellie go on holiday together.

April and Ellie are former classmates, now friends. Danny is an old friend of Gabriel’s, although they lost contact previously. Danny spent some time in the US, but returns to Singapore for good. The four of them become good friends and hang out together regularly.

The situational romantic dramedy shows how four friends approach love, friendships and relationships, and it attempts to provoke the watchers with questions.

After Hours is a 1961 studio album by American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan.

This was Vaughan's first album with just guitar and double bass accompaniment, it was followed by 1963's Sarah + 2 in a similar vein.

"After Hours" is the first single from We Are Scientists's album Brain Thrust Mastery, released on CD and 7" vinyl on March 3, 2008. The music video for the track features actress Katrina Bowden and was directed by Akiva Schaffer. The song made it to number 15 on the UK singles chart making it their highest charting single to date.

"After Hours" was featured in the 2008 film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, as well as in trailers.

It was also featured in the video game Tony Hawk: Ride.

In Australia, After Hours was the second album from the Australian rock band Little River Band. It was released in 1976 by EMI. The first single from the album, "Everyday of My Life", was a top-ten hit in Australia.

Lead singer Glenn Shorrock names this Australian version of the album as his favourite album by the band. However, it was not released internationally until decades later. There were two reasons for this. Firstly, the band's record company contract at the time did not cover international releases. Secondly, at the time of its release in Australia, the band's first album, Little River Band, had not yet become a hit in the US. When the first album entered the US charts, following the delayed success of single "It's a Long Way There", any potential US release of After Hours was delayed.

In the meantime, the band recorded their third album, Diamantina Cocktail. However, Capitol Records in the US deemed that album to be not commercial enough. In response, Capitol selected five tracks from the Australian After Hours plus four tracks from the Australian version of Diamantina Cocktail and released this compilation in the US under the name Diamantina Cocktail. On that album, the tracks from After Hours were released in different mixes than on the original album, "Days on the Road" was partly re-recorded and "Take Me Home" was completely re-recorded with the new lineup. Subsequently the remaining tracks from both Australian albums were compiled and released (in October 1980) on another album, titled After Hours. Thus, all tracks from the two original Australian albums were eventually released in the US (remixed and re-recorded, to some extent), on albums of the same names as the Australian albums, but in a scrambled form across the two albums. The AllMusic rating for After Hours is for the version that is a compilation of leftovers from the Australian albums following the international release of Diamantina Cocktail.

The album, in its international form, was re-released with bonus tracks in 1997 by One Way Records. On 30 July 2010, the original Australian version of After Hours became available for the first time in the US, as a download (in digitally remastered form) at the iTunes Store.

In between the recording of After Hours and Diamantina Cocktail, two founding members of the band departed: Ric Formosa (lead guitar) and Roger McLachlan (bass).

After Hours is 1989 studio album by the jazz pianist André Previn, accompanied by the double bassist Ray Brown and the guitarist Joe Pass.

After Hours was a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1953.

The series was an early career effort by John Aylesworth and Frank Peppiatt who later produced Hee Haw.

After Hours is an album by jazz singer Jeanne Lee and pianist Mal Waldron, recorded in 1994 and released on the Owl label.

"After Hours" is the twenty-second episode of the seventh season of the American medical drama series House. It aired on May 16, 2011 on Fox.

After Hours is the debut solo-album of the blues piano master Pinetop Perkins. He is backed by the New York-based blues band, Little Mike and the Tornadoes, using the classic Chicago blues approach. Released in 1988 by Blind Pig Records, the album, produced by Edward Chmelewski and Jerry Del Giudice, features 12 songs, including blues standards and original material. The album was recorded in New York City at Chelsea Sound by Natasha Turner.

"After Hours" is a blues piano composition composed by pianist Avery Parrish.

The first recording of the song was by Parrish with the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, on June 10, 1940, and was released on the Bluebird record label. It was an instant hit, and subsequently became a jazz standard. The song has been recorded many times by such diverse artists as Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie with Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt, Woody Herman, Hazel Scott, Phineas Newborn, Hank Crawford, Buck Clayton, Ellis Marsalis, and numerous others. There is also a vocal version by Aretha Franklin.

The version used since 1984 as the theme song for the Jazz After Hours program on Public Radio International is a solo piano performance by Ray Bryant, recorded at the 1972 Montreux Jazz Festival.

After Hours is the third studio album by American neo-soul artist Rahsaan Patterson, released on October 26, 2004, under Artistry Music. The album is his first independent release on the record label. The album debuted at #65 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The singles, "April's Kiss", "So Hot" and "Forever Yours" received heavy rotation airplay on radio, but failed to chart on Billboards singles chart. Production for the album includes Patterson, Jamey Jaz, Van Hunt) and Steve "Silk" Hurley as his core writing and production team, along with members of his band, John "Jubu" Smith, Keith Crouch, background vocalists', Trina Broussard and RaRe Valverde.

"After Hours" is the sixteenth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 168th episode overall. The episode aired on NBC in the United States on February 23, 2012. "After Hours" was written by co-executive producers Halsted Sullivan and Warren Lieberstein and directed by Brian Baumgartner, who portrays Kevin Malone on the series, marking his directorial debut.

The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, Dwight Shrute ( Rainn Wilson) and Todd Packer ( David Koechner) compete for a job. Meanwhile, Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski) has to deal with Cathy's sexual advances in his hotel room. Also, Andy Bernard ( Ed Helms) has everyone stay late to cover for their co-workers in Florida.

"After Hours" received mixed reviews from critics. According to the Nielsen Media Research, "After Hours" was viewed by an estimated 5.02 million viewers and received a 2.6 rating/7% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, marking a 16% rise in the ratings from the series low ratings of the previous episode, " Tallahassee". The episode also ranked as the highest-rated NBC program of the night.

After Hours is the fifth and final studio solo album by Glenn Frey, released in 2012 (see 2012 in music), four years before his death. The album is very different from Frey's previous rock albums and features material from the Great American Songbook and songs in the same mood by Brian Wilson or Randy Newman. The album charted at number 116 in the U.S. and number 92 in the UK. After Hours was Frey's first new studio solo album in 20 years since 1992's Strange Weather, which was a commercial disappointment.

After Hours is an album by the Prestige All Stars nominally led by trumpeter Thad Jones recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label. The album was also re-released as Steamin' by Frank Wess and Kenny Burrell in 1963.

After Hours is a 1979 American crime novel written by Edwin Torres and is the sequel to Carlito's Way. Both novels were the basis of the 1993 Brian De Palma film Carlito's Way.

' After Hours 'is the third EP by English metalcore band Glamour of the Kill. It was released on November 17, 2014 after a kickstarter campaign. Glasswerk Magazine called the EP "a slightly grittier affair than the band’s sophomore album, but it seems the four-piece are choosing to stick to their winning formula of pop-rock hooks and 80s-metal-inspired riffage."

After Hours is the second studio album by the American music duo, Timeflies, released through Island Records on April 29, 2014.

After Hours is the seventh album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford featuring performances recorded in 1964 and 1965 for the Atlantic label.

After Hours is a 2015 comedy drama broadcast in November 2015 on British broadcaster Sky 1. It is directed by Craig Cash, produced by Jellylegs and stars Jaime Winstone, Ardal O'Hanlon and John Thomson. It was written by John Osborne and Molly Naylor and is the first script they wrote for television. The theme tune was recorded by Babyshambles and is a cover of the Velvet Underground song 'After Hours'.

After Hours is an album led by organist Richard "Groove" Holmes recorded in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.

After Hours with Sarah Vaughan is an album by Sarah Vaughan released in 1955 on the Columbia Records label.