The Last Haze
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Create hard bop/soul-jazz male vocal lyrics. Set in a 1958 rainy Harlem after-hours jazz club, the narrator recounts winning back his lost lover over a dice game earlier that night, equal parts cocky glee and soft, relieved affection, with playful asides about the bartender slipping him free bourbon mid-round. Music parameters: 112-122 BPM, F major, core instrumentation: bop Hammond B3 organ (substituted for piano) with bubbling comping, walking upright bass, crisp drum kit with ride swing, cup-muted trombone (substituted for trumpet), smoky alto sax, warm vibraphone. Vocals have gritty bluesy inflections, 8-bar scat solo section, laid-back sharp-suited swagger. Reference vocal styles: Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Gregory Porter.
Lyrics
[Intro] [Verse] Rain beats on the Harlem street Hammond organ plays a heavy beat Neon red is glowing dim Luck was looking pretty grim [Pre-Chorus] I staked my last dime To buy some more time I needed things right Before the daylight [Chorus] Roll those bones No more lonely groans Snake eyes lost the race Now I see your face Baby, you are home No more streets to roam [Post-Chorus] Joe pours the bourbon free He winks and smiles at me The glass is warm and bright We own the night [Break] [Verse] The bones started to spin I knew I would win My rival shook his head Just like I said He lost his final bet On the girl he'll never get [Chorus] Roll those bones No more lonely groans Snake eyes lost the race Now I see your face Baby, you are home No more streets to roam [Solo] Dibby-dum-bah-dee-doo Scoot-around-to-the-shoe Be-bop-a-lula-lay-all-day Swing-it-all-the-way Ba-dup-a-bip-bop-bam Jam-it-right-now-with-the-ham Shoo-be-do-be-dee-down Best-damn-roll-in-town [Bridge] I hold you close and tight Underneath the smoky light The vibraphone rings sweet Heartbeats skip a beat I almost lost my prize Looking in your eyes [Chorus] Roll those bones No more lonely groans Snake eyes lost the race Now I see your face Baby, you are home No more streets to roam [Post-Chorus] Joe pours the bourbon free He winks and smiles at me The glass is warm and bright We own the night [Outro]
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