It’s 4 AM
Maybe later
Time means nothing
To an all-night waiter.
Ham on rye
Eggs over easy
Southern fry
Spoon is too greasy.
-----
After hours
Up on the stand
Combo jamming
Maybe Birdland.
One last chorus
The saxophone sings
A trip to the Moon
On gossamer wings.
-----
Down in the street
A hooker sighs
Time for bed
Alone no guys.
Maybe not yet
Not whilst she’s able
To cop off with a John
Lay a line on the table.
-----
The patrolman cometh
He’s seen it before
The waiter, the muso,
The drunk and the whore.
A plumber wakes up
To the morning’s light
One man’s day is
Another man’s night.
-----
Lance.
(Inspired by Charlie Byrd's great disc "Blues For Night People" My favourite guitar recording. )
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December
Mon 23: Harmony Brass @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Mon 23: Vieux Carré Jazzmen @ The Wheatsheaf, Benton Sq., Whitley Road, Palmersville NE12 9SU. Tel: 0191 266 8137. 1:00pm. Free. CANCELLED!
Mon 23: Edison Herbert Trio @ The Vault, Darlington. 4:00pm. Free.
Mon 23: Jason Isaacs @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 4:00-6:00pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Mon 23: Milne-Glendinning Band @ The Vault, Darlington. 7:00pm. Free.
Tue 24: Lindsay Hannon & Mark Williams @ Ernest, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 11:00am-1:00pm. Free.
Tue 24: Paul Skerritt @ Mambo Wine & Dine, South Shields. 1:00pm. Free. Vocalist Skerritt working with backing tapes.
Wed 25: Wot? No jazz!
Thu 26: The Boneshakers @ Tyne Bar, Ouseburn, Newcastle. 4:00pm. Free. The 17th annual Boneshakers’ Shindig.
Fri 27: Classic Swing @ Cullercoats Crescent Club. 1:00pm. Free.
Fri 27: Rendezvous Jazz @ The Monkseaton Arms. 1:00pm. Free. Business as usual!.
Fri 27: Jason Isaacs @ Seaburn STACK, Seaburn. 3:30-5:30pm. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Fri 27: Michael Woods @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig. Country blues guitar & vocals.
Sat 28: Jason Isaacs @ St. James’ STACK, Newcastle. 11:30am. Free. Vocalist Isaacs working with backing tapes.
Sat 28: Fri 20: Castillo Nuevo @ Revoluçion de Cuba, Newcastle. 5:30pm. Free.
Sat 28: Jude Murphy, Rich Herdman & Giles Strong @ Prohibition Bar, Newcastle. 8:00pm. A ‘Jar on the Bar’ gig.
Sat 28: Ray Stubbs R & B All-Stars @ Billy Bootlegger’s, Stepney Bank, Newcastle. 9:00pm. Free.
Sun 29: Paul Skerritt @ Hibou Blanc, Newcastle. 2:00pm. Free. Vocalist Skerritt working with backing tapes.
Sun 29: Alexia Gardner Quintet @ The Globe, Newcastle. 8:00pm.
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Look forward to hearing from you. Lance
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Blues For Night People
It’s 4 AM
Maybe later
Time means nothing
To an all-night waiter.
Ham on rye
Eggs over easy
Southern fry
Spoon is too greasy.
-----
After hours
Up on the stand
Combo jamming
Maybe Birdland.
One last chorus
The saxophone sings
A trip to the Moon
On gossamer wings.
-----
Down in the street
A hooker sighs
Time for bed
Alone no guys.
Maybe not yet
Not whilst she’s able
To cop off with a John
Lay a line on the table.
-----
The patrolman cometh
He’s seen it before
The waiter, the muso,
The drunk and the whore.
A plumber wakes up
To the morning’s light
One man’s day is
Another man’s night.
-----
Lance.
(Inspired by Charlie Byrd's great disc "Blues For Night People" My favourite guitar recording. )
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1 comment :
Really impressed Lance, you have a talent for observation. Charlie Byrd is a legend eh? I love his "She loves and he loves" so tender & sensitive. Then again how do you pick just one fave from this great classical/jazz guitarist? My dad just loved him. and I grew up with these sounds coming from our front room!
Liz
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