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35th&Dearborn
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Submitted on: Feb 28, 2008 - 04:28:43 PM
Last Updated: Mar 02 2008 - 07:20:29 AM

Description a song written as a tribute to Jimmy Yancey the great blues pianist born 1898, died 1951. He lived on the corner of 35th and Dearborn in Chicago. He was also known as quiet papa. Jimmy had been dead for fourteen years before I discovered his recordings.

Lyrics 35th. and Dearborn. written 2005

1. 35th. and Dearborn on a cold Chicago night and close to ten ,

At Jimmy's place the lights are down and Mama draws the curtains once again .

But Jimmy won't be home again he's lost and far away.

2. Gone is his piano , and the silence we now hear perfumes the air ,

The golden notes he gave to us have been preserved in shellac everywhere ,

Slow and sure they softly fall like honey from the bee ,

Now every night I'm crying in my sleep .

8 bars piano break.

3. Music in the Spanish style and everlasting blues straight from the heart ,

Simple flowing patterns with those bass lines and their push notes from the start

Silenced in the course of time and left to fade away .

Now every night I'm crying in my sleep .

Every night I'm crying

Every night I'm crying , every night I'm crying in my sleep .

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	helenmorris said 314 days ago
	I love this song So glad you put it on

	Monkaton said 314 days ago
	jimmy Would be Proud Great solo. Your piano playing is always on target. Gently, rolling ballad that's sweet and memorable. Overall, a worthy tribute. Thanks for posting.

	said 314 days ago
	great pianoplay and very retro feel in this highly enjoyable song. Nice vox too...

	lengold said 313 days ago
	Great song John and your piano and vocals are top notch. I would personally have preferred a cleaner recording though. Cheers Len

woofer3 said 313 days ago

thank you Len,
sorry about the quality but you know me. This was done in 2005 when I was finding out how cubase sx worked. Most of the recordings I put on here are a few years old,- sometimes I get it right and sometimes I don't. A big problem I have is that my hearing is not wonderful which is probably the result of years playing in loud bands. It's the actual songs that interest me the most.

John

	lengold said 313 days ago
	You are right, of course, John - the song is the most important thing - and this one is great. Cheers Len

	davisamerica said 313 days ago
	john not so worried so much about production... piano and vox kinda shine anyway ..... and your piano work is great .... much enjoyed!

	buckhorn said 313 days ago
	Your Musicianship and song writing is some of the best I've heard on these sites. I'll have to agree with Len a little bit. Of course it's up to you as an artist to decide whats important to you. But I do think your music would be a little more accessible, with a little better sound quality. I see Mona Lisa in a cloud of dust. Regards btw Love the tune

	woofer3 said 313 days ago
	I'm glad you like the song. At some point I do intend to re record some of the songs I consider to be my better ones. You are right in what you say, I realised that this one wasn't good when I recorded it which but just couldn't seem to clean it up. - Maybe a B side ay? Thank you for your constructive comments, they will always be welcome. John.

buckhorn said 312 days ago

I know its silly
For someone like me, with my comparable lack of skill to offer any criticism of you. And I wouldn't have bothered if your stuff wasn't so great. I know re-recording can be less than inspired and with out inspiration what is the point. May be something could be improved through eq or mastering or go the other direction and add some megaphone and crackle effects, just a thought. I hope none of us nit pickers dissuade you from posting up all your old hits. Regards

	that80sboy said 313 days ago
	love your blues piana woofer! yes....pian"a"....as in a !!....raw, emotional, sad....very good!!

	said 311 days ago
	Love it. Hi I love this -it was very emotional to listen to and you sang it with such feelings and the piano sounded really good so too did your vocals. you are really good. Loved everything about it. Thanks. Peace Dee,

thetiler said 309 days ago

What a great tribute
Jimmy Yancey!

I think this is really one of the great things about music. Finding great musicians that time has practically erased and then someone puts em up were they should be!

Way to go! A great way to shows these talents that deserve so much more than what they have been given it seems.
Just can't say enough about this type of thing!

But it is GREAT that you have such depth to give recognition!

WAy To Go

	dirigent said 309 days ago
	35th&Dearborn Heartfelt musicianship - wow. I dig it!! Congrats!!

	guygrooves said 242 days ago
	One more..... I keep saying and it's starting to snowball on me. I will be back very soon for more. This is a beautiful song John. Thank you for introducing me to some artists I might not have otherwise heard.

	Feter said 314 days ago
	35th&Dearborn this is superb my friend .the vinyl feel of this mixing work just give the perfect tribute to the man and his music .man another classic ...KUDOS !!

	woofer3 said 314 days ago
	Feter my old pal, thank you very much for your words. John.

	woofer3 said 313 days ago
	Thank you like most of my songs, I wasn't too sure about this at first but I like it now John

	woofer3 said 313 days ago
	thanks Tim, Jimmy Yancey is one of my favourite players and I've learnt so much from listening to him. John.

	woofer3 said 313 days ago
	Your comments appreciated thanks for the kind words. John

	woofer3 said 313 days ago
	I'm glad you like it and thanks for listening and for your kind comments. I think I'm getting a bit better at production so fingers crossed! John

	woofer3 said 312 days ago
	Thank you, very much for listening, John

	woofer3 said 309 days ago
	thank you Dee,- It's a very personal song, glad you liked it. John

	woofer3 said 309 days ago
	you know I really felt for Jimmy as a man as well, it seems he and Mama Yancey who lived in this little cold water flat, had to struggle to pay their fuel bills. Jools Holland recently put a headstone on his previously unmarked grave. The world is full of injustices. Thank you Bill for listening and for your kind comments, it means such a lot. John. ps. how's Liz?

	woofer3 said 309 days ago
	Thanks appreciate you listenning, John

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