Track 5 of the album Laundromat Waltz · 2018
Trumpet on the Corner of Fifth and Nine
“A man, an old brown case and a horn held high. Theo took the solo and made it sound like a street corner in summer.”
jazz-pop · street jazz · swing pop · 2:25
Lyrics
He opens up the old brown case He lifts the horn up high A quarter thrown, a hat laid down And the whole street looks up shy No stage, no lights, no velvet seats Just the traffic and the breeze But every note comes out so clean It brings the crowd to ease Play it on the corner, play it loud Let the buses wait Play it for the tired ones going home Play it for the late Fifth and Nine is a concert hall When the trumpet starts to sing Play it on the corner, play it loud And let the whole street swing A girl is dancing in her boots A man forgets his phone The cabbie turns his engine off To listen all alone When the final note goes up Over roofs and out of sight He tips his hat and smiles at us And says goodnight, goodnight Play it on the corner, play it loud Let the buses wait Play it for the tired ones going home Play it for the late Fifth and Nine is a concert hall When the trumpet starts to sing Play it on the corner, play it loud And let the whole street swing Play it on the corner Let the whole street swing