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35th&Dearborn by woofer3 [Email]
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Hits: 411
Comments: 25
Votes: 7
Plays: 33
Last Played: Aug 30, 2008 - 05:08:35 AM
Downloads: 19
Fans: 8
Uploaded: Feb 28, 2008 - 04:28:43 PM
Last Updated: Mar 02, 2008 - 07:20:29 AM
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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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35th&Dearborn &mdash 02/28/08 - 04:46:42 PM
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 !!

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Feter my old pal, &mdash 02/28/08 - 04:49:10 PM
thank you very much for your words.

John.

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I love this song &mdash 02/28/08 - 09:36:12 PM
So glad you put it on

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Thank you &mdash 02/29/08 - 02:33:29 PM
like most of my songs, I wasn't too sure about this at first but I like it now

John

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jimmy Would be Proud &mdash 02/29/08 - 01:51:10 AM
Great solo. Your piano playing is always on target. Gently, rolling ballad that's sweet and memorable. Overall, a worthy tribute.

Thanks for posting.

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thanks Tim, &mdash 02/29/08 - 02:36:02 PM
Jimmy Yancey is one of my favourite players and I've learnt so much from listening to him.

John.

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great pianoplay &mdash 02/29/08 - 03:45:06 AM
and very retro feel in this highly enjoyable song. Nice vox too...

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Your comments appreciated &mdash 02/29/08 - 02:40:45 PM
thanks for the kind words.

John

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Great song &mdash 02/29/08 - 01:22:47 PM
John and your piano and vocals are top notch. I would personally have preferred a cleaner recording though.
Cheers
Len



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thank you Len, &mdash 02/29/08 - 02:48:38 PM
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

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You are &mdash 02/29/08 - 05:03:14 PM
right, of course, John - the song is the most important thing - and this one is great.
Cheers
Len



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john &mdash 02/29/08 - 03:35:01 PM
not so worried so much about production... piano and vox kinda shine anyway ..... and your piano work is great .... much enjoyed!

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I'm glad you like it &mdash 02/29/08 - 05:48:47 PM
and thanks for listening and for your kind comments. I think I'm getting a bit better at production so fingers crossed!

John

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Your &mdash 02/29/08 - 07:22:15 PM
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

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I'm glad &mdash 03/01/08 - 03:56:44 AM
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.

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I know its silly &mdash 03/01/08 - 12:51:39 PM
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

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love your blues piana woofer! &mdash 03/01/08 - 01:30:12 AM
yes....pian"a"....as in a !!....raw, emotional, sad....very good!!

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Thank you, &mdash 03/01/08 - 09:50:30 AM
very much for listening,

John

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Love it. &mdash 03/02/08 - 06:39:39 PM

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,

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thank you Dee,- &mdash 03/04/08 - 05:01:09 PM
It's a very personal song, glad you liked it.

John

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What a great tribute &mdash 03/04/08 - 08:40:32 AM
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

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you know &mdash 03/04/08 - 04:57:45 PM
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?

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35th&Dearborn &mdash 03/04/08 - 10:21:28 AM
Heartfelt musicianship - wow. I dig it!! Congrats!!

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Thanks &mdash 03/04/08 - 05:03:13 PM
appreciate you listenning,

John

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One more..... &mdash 05/10/08 - 12:19:56 PM
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.

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